Dorothy Parker has been played on NTS in shows including Keaton Henson, featured first on 13 September 2016. Songs played include Bric-à-brac and Tombstones In The Starlight: The Fisher Woman / The Actress.

Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893–June 7, 1967) was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles.

From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, a group she later disdained. Following the breakup of that circle, Parker…