Parker
Parker may refer to people with first name Parker or the surname Parker.
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... Parker Stevenson (born Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr on June 4, 1952) is an American television and film actor ...
... Edie Kerouac-Parker (1922–1993) was the author of her memoir, "You'll Be Okay" from the Beat Generation, and the first wife of Jack Kerouac ... Parker was a native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan ...
... "Ornithology" is a jazz standard by bebop alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Benny Harris ... Its title is a reference to Parker's nickname, "Bird" ... The Charlie Parker Septet made the first recording of the tune on March 28, 1946 on the Dial label, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989 ...
... Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Parker joined the Navy as a midshipman on January 1, 1808 ... Parker, Jr ... (1821-1879) and William Harwar Parker (1826-1896), who were also prominent naval officers ...
More definitions of "Parker":
- (noun): United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967).
Synonyms: Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Rothschild Parker
Famous quotes containing the word parker:
“Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)
“As one delves deeper and deeper into Etiquette, disquieting thoughts come. That old Is- It-Worth-It Blues starts up again softly, perhaps, but plainly. Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness. The letters and the conversations of the correct, as quoted by Mrs. Post, seem scarcely worth the striving for. The rules for finding topics of conversation fall damply on the spirit.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)
“It’s not the tragedies that kill us, it’s the messes.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)