politically left, she helped to organise rescue missions for loyalist veterans & spanish children’s relief.
to her last, she let her conscience guide her. the NAACP & MLK jr were benefactors of the bon mot babe’s will when she died of a heart attack at the age of 73. her suggested epitaphs? ‘excuse my dust’ & ‘it’s on me’.
bonus factoid: she wrote the song, ‘i wished on the moon’, which was first recorded by billie holiday. #dorothyParker#portrait#spanishCivilWar#billieHoliday#literature
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