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Where's the man could ease a heart Like a satin gown?

Dorothy Parker

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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
Columnist
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Literary Critic
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Monmouth County
New Jersey
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