Q:Information: - Dorothy Parker ( August 22 , 1893 -- June 7 , 1967 ) was an American poet , short story writer , critic , and satirist , best known for her wit , wisecracks and eye for 20th - century urban foibles . From a conflicted and unhappy childhood , Parker rose to acclaim , both for her literary output in publications such as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table . Following the breakup of the circle , Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting . Her successes there , including two Academy Award nominations , were curtailed when her involvement in left - wing politics led to a place on the Hollywood blacklist . Dismissive of her own talents , she deplored her reputation as a '' wisecracker . '' Nevertheless , her literary output and reputation for her sharp wit have endured . - Wit is a form of intelligent humour, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny. A wit is a person skilled at making clever and funny remarks. Forms of wit include the quip and repartee. - Humour (or humor in American English) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours (Latin: "humor", "body fluid"), controlled human health and emotion. What is the relationship between 'dorothy parker' and 'american english'?
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