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bluedye33139

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1. Her executrix was opposed to the terms of her will

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 01:11 PM

Jul 2020

I was always fascinated by how Parker gave all her estate and future earnings to Martin Luther King Jr and the NAACP. Apparently, however, Lillian Hellman hated both and attempted to prevent publication of Parker's works, in order to block funds to the NAACP.

I knew Hellman was horrible, and I always laugh at Mary McCarthy's statement "every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'." But I did not know that Hellman was actively evil. Parker's legacy is not what it should be because Hillman blocked publication of so many works and refused to allow anything that would promote Parker.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5357079

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Talks under way to move the ashes of famed New Yorker writer Dorothy Parker [View all] elleng Jul 2020 OP

Her executrix was opposed to the terms of her will bluedye33139 Jul 2020 #1

Didn't know this about Hellman. elleng Jul 2020 #2

I doubt Dorothy Parker will ever rest in peace. jls4561 Jul 2020 #3

LOLOLOL! elleng Jul 2020 #4