Biography

Is a huge fan of "Law & Order". She visited the set one day and asked for a role on the show. The producers cast her in the (semi-recurring) role of Judge Janice Goldberg.

Celebrated humorist/essayist. Her first collection of satirical essays, "Metropolitan Life," was a huge success; critics compared her to Dorothy Parker and H. L. Mencken. Was expelled from high school; earned a general equivalency diploma. Her quick wit gave her entry into New York City's "inner circle" which included a friendship with artist Andy Warhol. Warhol's support opened the door for her writing career, where she first worked as a film critic.

Does not own a cell phone or a computer.

She was nominated for the 2015 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services to Arts and Literature.

She was nominated for the 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.