1994

Dorothy Parker were portrayed in Alan Rudolph's 1994 film, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.

by Alan Rudolph Randy Sue Coburn

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle is a 1994 American biographical drama film directed by Alan Rudolph from a screenplay written by Rudolph and Randy Sue Coburn.

in early 1995

Vicious Circle was released in early 1995 and was followed by another successful world tour.

in January 1947

Released in January 1947, Parker soon headed back to New York and engaged in some of the most rewarding playing of Parker's career, leading a quintet that included Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach.

in June 2009

VICIOUS CIRCLE was released in June 2009, followed by HALLOWED CIRCLE in December of that year.

on June 6, 1959

Then, on June 6, 1959, Parker was released from the penitentiary - almost five years after 'Mr. PARKER's conviction, three years after 'Mr. PARKER had applied to the Federal District Court for relief, more [362 U.S. 574, 582] than seven months after 'Mr. PARKER had petitioned this Court for certiorari, and more than three months after certiorari had been granted.

in April 1972

Released on EMI records in April 1972, Vicious Circle was a hard-hitting ‘conscience’ song, in the mode of The Temptations’ Cloud Nine.

One of Rudolph's most interesting 1990s films

One of Rudolph's most interesting 1990s films is Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle , a recollection of life among the 1920s New York intelligencia.

in 1932

Despite many Americans's previous brushes with the law, it wasn’t until Parker was released from jail in 1932 that the couple assembled a gang of accomplices and began many Americans's really aggressive reign of horror.

on Dec. 30, 2004

After serving four years in prison, Parker was released on Dec. 30, 2004.

in 2009

“Vicious Circle” was independently released in 2009, however, due to touring commitments (with Lauren Harris)