Dorothy Parker never really had a great cover for any of her books until almost 40 years after her death. Now that hard work by Seth, the amazing Canadian artist who created the 2006 Portable Dorothy Parker cover with French flaps, has been rewarded. The Design Museum in London (on Shad Thames, which I think…
Year: 2008
Walking Tour March 30
The first Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour of the year will be Sunday, March 30. Meet at Noon at the hotel on West 44th Street. Cost is $15 per person. All info here. www.dorothyparker.com
Benchley Finally on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-15TwZnJU A few years ago Kino International put out a great DVD collection called The Paramount Comedy Shorts 1928-1942: Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin. To help promote it, the company has uploaded a little of a Robert Benchley short film, “How to Take A Vacation.” This is great stuff. Now you can…
The Plaza Opens, How Does It Compare?
The Plaza Hotel opened to the public last weekend, so we paid a visit. Not to stay the night, or eat in the Palm Court. It was jammed with tourists. The Times said that the owners spent $400 million on renovations, which is why it was closed for three years. It was supposed to open…
New Short Film of Parker Story Filmed
Some gender reversal is the twist to a new short film based on Dorothy Parker’s short story “You Were Perfectly Fine.” The film was shot by Irish actor-director Karl Geary (Coney Island Baby) and stars his wife, Scottish TV star Laura Fraser (A Knight’s Tale), and English actress Miranda Nolan. No plans to release it…
Multimedia Package for Black History Month
The Bergen Record across the river in New Jersey put on its site today a multimedia package for Black History Month about Dorothy Parker. It ties into the nice column written by Lawrence Aaron that is in today’s paper. Reading this, it reminds me that Mrs. Parker belongs in the New Jersey Hall of Fame.