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[On Katharine Hepburn's stage performance:] She ran the whole gamut of emotions, from A to B.

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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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Dorothy Rothschild
Dot Rothschild
Dottie Rothschild
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If I don't drive around the park, I'm pretty sure to make my mark. If I'm in bed each night by ten, I may get back my looks again. If I abstain from fun and such, I'll probably amount to much But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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