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All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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Monmouth County
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Dorothy Rothschild
Dot Rothschild
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