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A Tale of 2 Weddings: Rewriting the History of Dorothy and Eddie Parker

Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

June 30, 2022, is the 105th anniversary of the wedding of Dorothy Rothschild and Edwin Pond Parker II in 1917. On this occasion, Stuart Y. Silverstein, the longtime Dorothy Parker researcher and author of the hit Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker, has uncovered a new, rich vein of information about the…

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June 5 Toast and Tour to Dorothy Parker’s Life

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Join a special toast and to mark the passing of Dorothy Parker in 1967. The event date is Sunday, June 5. This year we are going to drink toasts at the Algonquin, and visit the house where she died, and her funeral home. The events: * Begin with a Bloody Mary or Mimosa at the…

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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Dorothy Parker Happy in Los Angeles

Posted on May 2, 2022May 1, 2022 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The quintessential New York author would appear to be Dorothy Parker. Raised on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Working at Vogue when she was 21 and writing for Vanity Fair at 24. Attending the birth of The New Yorker with her pals of the Algonquin Round Table. However, was she the most successful and perhaps happiest while living in Hollywood? It occurs to me…

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Lauren Bacall Reads “Big Blonde”

Posted on March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Dorothy Parker only wrote about fifty short stories, and of this list, her 1929 “Big Blonde” stands out as a favorite of fans, and of hers. It was given to Seward Collins, Parker’s paramour of the era, to publish in his magazine, The Smart Set. The tale of Hazel Morse, a dissipated party girl and…

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Valentine’s Day Trip to Polly Adler’s Brothel: Debby Applegate Book Talk

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Spend Valentine’s Day with Polly Adler and hear about the life story of New York’s most notorious brothel-owner from author Debby Applegate. A joint online talk and Q&A will bring together today’s leading speakeasy-era associations: the Dorothy Parker Society, the Robert Benchley Society, the Repeal Society, and the Marx Brothers Festival. The Zoom event is…

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Free Audio Recording of ‘Dialogue at Three in the Morning’

Posted on January 1, 2022December 31, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Today is Public Domain Day and the Dorothy Parker Society is marking the day with the release of a brand-new recording of “Dialogue at Three in the Morning” produced by professional voiceover artist Kimberly M. Wetherell. Today 47 poems and five short stories by Parker enter the public domain in the U.S. This is the…

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Dorothy Parker and screenplay, about 1936.

Copyright Expires on 47 Poems, 5 Stories, by Dorothy Parker

Posted on December 13, 2021December 12, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

More Dorothy Parker poetry and short fiction will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2022, than ever before in a single year: 47 poems and five short stories. This is a much higher figure than 2021 when 25 poems had their copyrights expire, or 2020 when the number was only…

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Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age

New Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of Jazz Age Vice, Publishes Today

Posted on November 2, 2021November 1, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Debby Applegate earned a Pulitzer Prize for writing The Most Famous Man in America, the Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, and now she turns her gaze to the Jazz Age and one of the most popular names in Manhattan: brothel owner Polly Adler. Applegate spent more than a decade researching and crafting the book. Get…

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Dorothy Parker Gravestone Unveiled

Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The final resting place of Dorothy Parker in historic Woodlawn Cemetery was marked with a gravestone in time for the 128th anniversary of her birth. The cremains of the famous critic, poet, and champion for social justice were brought to the cemetery a year ago. “Our Great Aunt is now in our family plot in…

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1966 Radio Interview with Dorothy Parker and Richard Lamparski

Posted on August 13, 2021August 12, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The best and longest radio interview Dorothy Parker ever gave has been rediscovered and is now available to listen to here for free. Thanks to researcher-collector Mark Rosenberg, who donated a copy to the Dorothy Parker Society, fans can hear Parker talking about subjects as diverse as Truman Capote releasing In Cold Blood and Frank…

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  • A Tale of 2 Weddings: Rewriting the History of Dorothy and Eddie Parker June 21, 2022
  • June 5 Toast and Tour to Dorothy Parker’s Life June 2, 2022
  • Dorothy Parker Happy in Los Angeles May 2, 2022
  • Lauren Bacall Reads “Big Blonde” March 21, 2022
  • Valentine’s Day Trip to Polly Adler’s Brothel: Debby Applegate Book Talk February 2, 2022
  • Free Audio Recording of ‘Dialogue at Three in the Morning’ January 1, 2022
  • Copyright Expires on 47 Poems, 5 Stories, by Dorothy Parker December 13, 2021
  • New Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of Jazz Age Vice, Publishes Today November 2, 2021
  • Dorothy Parker Gravestone Unveiled August 25, 2021
  • 1966 Radio Interview with Dorothy Parker and Richard Lamparski August 13, 2021

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