Diana Quick on Dorothy Parker with Connie Booth and Richard Warwick
Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.
In the 1930s Dorothy Parker had a reputation as the wittiest woman in New York. As drama critic and book reviewer, she specialised in clear-sighted observations and often caustic humour. This threatened to eclipse her stature as a poet and short story writer, and she came to hate her wit, saying of herself : I was just a little Jewish girl trying to be cute '.
Aided by CONNIE BOOTH and RICHARD WARWICK , DIANA QUICK presents a personal selection from Dorothy Parker 's writing.
Designer RAY LONDON
Assistant producer NICHOLAS METCALFE Associate producer DAVID HEYCOCK Producer and director BOB MARSLAND