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Women of Words: 5: Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by CHARLOTTE AND DENIS PLIMMER
Portraits of five writers

with Elaine Stritch as Dorothy Parker
The life of the American humorist whose sardonic wit in conversation, short stories, verse and criticism won her a place at the famous Algonquin Round Table and caused her, in the 1920s, to be considered the wittiest woman in New York. Narrated by Gordon Dufieu
With PETER BALDWIN, JOHN BAY, BRIAN CARROLL, BLAIN FAIRMAN, MARGARET ROBERTSON and KENNETH SHANLEY
Directed by GLYN DEARMAN

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Dorothv Parker
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Denis Plimmer
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Elaine Stritch
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Dorothy Parker
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Gordon Dufieu
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Peter Baldwin
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John Bay
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Brian Carroll
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Blain Fairman.
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Margaret Robertson
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Kenneth Siianley
Directed By:
Glyn Dearman

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