Dorothy Parker, a poet, short story author, critic and satirist, died on June 7, 1967. She was 73. Parker was born in West End, New Jersey, on August 22, 1893. Her signature wit made her a fixture among the New York City literati in the 1920s and '30s, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table, a celebrated group of writers, actors and critics who met for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel. For over two decades, her work appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and other publications. She was a prolific poet, publishing several collections including Enough Rope in 1926 and Sunset Gun in 1928. As a playwright, she wrote the book for Sergeants 3, a musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Three Musketeers. She was also credited with a number of witticisms, such as “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses” and “If all the girls at the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be at all surprised.” Throughout her career, Parker was acknowledged with numerous awards, including several O. Henry Awards and a Sara Teasdale Memorial Prize for Poetry. Parker's later years were marked by illness and depression, yet her bons mots and sharp wit lived on, making her an immortal figure of the Jazz Age.