via Arts & Letters Daily, a great story at Book Forum about Dorothy Parker, who I quote, usually under my breath, on a daily basis (“What fresh hell is this?” etc).
Her lawyers were the great New York lawfirm of O’Dwyer & Bernstein (yes, that Paul O’Dwyer) who of course were entrusted with her affairs after her death. As it happens, to the consternation of her “friend” Lillian Hellman, the bold Dorothy left her estate, all of it, to Martin Luther King, Jnr.
But that’s not the best part. Read this engrossing piece by her biographer Marion Meade.
What Fresh Hell is This?
via Arts & Letters Daily, a great story at Book Forum about Dorothy Parker, who I quote, usually under my breath, on a daily basis (“What fresh hell is this?” etc). Her lawyers were the great New York lawfirm of O’Dwyer & Bernstein (yes, that Paul O’Dwyer) who of course were entrusted with her affairs [...]
