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Portrait of Dorothy Parker

Writing

Dorothy Parker

Career

Active from 1935 to 2007, with a break from 1952 to 1994, busiest in 1936 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Story

    1948 · Nominated · 20th Academy Awards

    Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1938 · Nominated · 10th Academy Awards

    A Star Is Born

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Parker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Show Business 2
  • Alcoholism 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Emotional Turmoil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Candide
Candide (2023)

Lyricist

2000s

2 titles
Candide
Candide (2007)

Writer

Candide
Candide (2005)

Lyricist

1990s

3 titles · average score 59
The Flower of My Secret
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Candide
Candide (1991)

Lyricist

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

Short Story

1980s

3 titles
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)

Lyricist

Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place
Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place (1982)

Original Story

Big Blonde
Big Blonde (1980)

Short Story

1950s

2 titles · average score 85
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Film Writer

Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day (1951)

Writer

1940s

5 titles · average score 69
The Fan
The Fan (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Woman in Car (uncredited)

Weekend for Three
Weekend for Three (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

Additional Dialogue

1930s

8 titles · average score 66
Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Trade Winds
Trade Winds (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Additional Writing

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Suzy
Suzy (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Three Married Men
Three Married Men (1936)

Screenplay

Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer