Introduction of the author thy Parker American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist The Nen yorker A founding member of the Algonquin Round Table °⑦ e Hollywood blacklist The O. Henry An w it, wisecracks, and eye for 20tb-ientury urban foibles1 Introduction of the Author • Dorothy Parker • American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist • The New Yorker • A founding member of the Algonquin Round Table • The Hollywood blacklist • The O. Henry Award • Wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles