Do you know about Dorothy Parker's connection to Dr. Martin Luther King?

[elleng]

The two never met, but she was so moved by the civil rights struggle she left her estate to him. When he was killed less than a year after her death, the estate was passed to the NAACP.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That is really good to know. Thanks, elleng! ♥

[BlackSkimmer]

2. Love her writing.

She was great.

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
a medley of extemporanea,
And love is a thing that can never go wrong,
and I am Marie of Romania.

[elleng]

3. YES!

I am Marie of Romania.!!!!

[BlackSkimmer]

7. The best lol!

[bigtree]

4. American poet, writer, critic, and satirist

..."based in New York; she was best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles."

"Her relationship with reporter-turned-playwright Charles MacArthur resulted in a pregnancy. Parker is alleged to have said, "how like me, to put all my eggs into one bastard.”

[elleng]

5. REALLY!

Now gonna get out my D. Parker collection!

[BlackSkimmer]

9. My mother's favorite was:

I love to drink martinis.
Two at the very most.
Three, I’m under the table.
Four, I’m under the host!

[elleng]

10. LOLOL!

[BlackSkimmer]

11. And..."you can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."

I have a whole collection of her quotes.

[elleng]

12. ;-)

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. Wasn't she buried at NAACP headquarters in Baltimore until recently? NT

[elleng]

8. Parker died on June 7, 1967, of a heart attack[5] at the age of 73.

In her will, she bequeathed her estate to Martin Luther King Jr., and upon King's death, to the NAACP.[64][65]

Burial
Following her cremation, Parker's ashes were unclaimed for several years. Finally, in 1973, the crematorium sent them to her lawyer's office; by then he had retired, and the ashes remained in the custody of his colleague Paul O'Dwyer's filing cabinet, for approximately 17 years.[66][65] In 1988, O'Dwyer brought this situation to public attention, with the aid of celebrity columnist Liz Smith; after some discussion, the NAACP claimed Parker's remains and designed a memorial garden for them outside its Baltimore headquarters.[67] The plaque read,

Here lie the ashes of Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) humorist, writer, critic. Defender of human and civil rights. For her epitaph she suggested, 'Excuse my dust'. This memorial garden is dedicated to her noble spirit which celebrated the oneness of humankind and to the bonds of everlasting friendship between black and Jewish people. Dedicated by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. October 28, 1988.[68]


Plaque at Parker's birthplace
In early 2020, the NAACP moved its headquarters to downtown Baltimore and the question about what would happen to Parker's ashes became the topic of much speculation, especially after the NAACP formally announced it would later move to Washington, DC.[69]

The NAACP restated that Parker's ashes will ultimately be where her family wishes her to be.[70] "It’s important to us that we do this right,” said the NAACP.[71]

Relatives called for the ashes to be moved back to the family's plot in Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx, where a place had been reserved for Parker by her father. On August 18, 2020, Parker's urn was exhumed.[72] "Two executives from the N.A.A.C.P. spoke, and a rabbi who had attended her initial burial said Kaddish." On August 22, 2020, Parker was re-buried privately in Woodlawn, with the possibility of a more public ceremony later.[65] "Her legacy means a lot," added representatives from the NAACP.[71]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker