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We are really excited that the Library of America is bringing out on August 29 the collected works of one Mrs. Parker’s friends and contemporaries, Ring Lardner. The publisher provided an advance copy and it’s a beautiful collection and a must-have for anyone that enjoys humor. Ring Lardner Stories & Other Writings has all of…
Another connection to Mrs. Parker and the Algonquin has passed away. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr., who had been the last surviving member of the blacklisted “Hollywood Ten,” died of cancer Oct. 31 at his Manhattan apartment. He was 85. Lardner won Oscars for best original screenplay with Michael Kanin for the 1942…