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Article: Laugh? I could have died ...
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 14, 1995
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CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Yes, it's true. I've been working on a film script for Oliver
Stone based on Dorothy Parker's life. Actually, Oliver Stone
doesn't know about this yet. It's just that - well, Dorothy Parker
is big at the moment and Oliver Stone doesn't seem to have a film
lined up, so I thought he might be tempted. Here's part of an early
scene in the Algonquin Hotel.
Several of the most brilliant writers in America are sitting
round a large table, carving each other's witticisms on each
other's backs.
Robert Benchley: Why do we always come to the Algonquin for
these little get-togethers? You can't even get a decent drink.
SJ Perelman: You can't get a decent drink anywhere in America.
It's Prohibition, ...