![]() ![]() ![]() (Verified with hard copy)Īt a subsequent Halloween party, Miss Parker spoke one of her wryest sentences. Emphasis added to excerpts by QI: 1957, Charlie: The Improbable Life and Times of Charles MacArthur by Ben Hecht, Quote, Harper & Brothers, New York. The book recounted the following anecdote. Dorothy Parker was Hecht’s friend and MacArthur’s lover. MacArthur and Hecht were successful writing partners who created popular plays such as “The Front Page” and “Ladies and Gentlemen”. ![]() Would you please explore this topic?ĭear Quote Investigator: The earliest evidence of Parker’s jest located by QI appeared in the 1957 book “Charlie: The Improbable Life and Times of Charles MacArthur” by Ben Hecht. Dorothy Parker? Ben Hecht? Corey Ford? Apocryphal?ĭear Quote Investigator: The famous wit Dorothy Parker apparently constructed a risqué quip when she observed people ducking for apples at a party. ![]()
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