News came out today that Clint Eastwood is going to direct the third remake of the classic 1937 Hollywood chestnut A Star Is Born, with Beyoncé Knowles in the role of Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester. Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson wrote the screenplay for the original, snagging an Academy Award nomination for their story…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Skip the Marathon, Take a Walking Tour Instead
There was no New York City Marathon when the Algonquin Round Table was hanging around the city. And by utter coincidence, while the 39th annual race is being held on Sunday, Nov. 7, we’ll be having the Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour. I think on the tour we’ll talk about which members could have run…
“Close Harmony” a Smashing Success at Parkerfest
On Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, for Parkerfest, the Dorothy Parker Society held a staged reading of “Close Harmony” at UrbanStages Theatre, 259 W. 30th Street. It was written in 1924 by Dorothy Parker and Elmer Rice. We believed it had not seen the light of day since. The DPS booked the actors and theatre to…
4 Days of Events for Parkerfest in NYC
Parkerfest started in 1999 in New York, and this annual party looks to be among the most ambitious ones the Dorothy Parker Society has ever put on. It will be four days long, Aug. 26-29, with fun activities spread out from Gramercy Park to Governors Island. Here is the complete schedule: Parkerfest 2010 Schedule Thursday,…
Parkerfest in Los Angeles
We know how Mrs. Parker loathed her life in the City Angels, but something kept her there for 30 years. Money, perhaps? But the LA Chapter of the DPS is busy and having a gathering in August: Parkerfest LA on Dorothy’s actual birthday on Sunday, August 22nd. Let’s have an informal picnic at Coldwater Canyon…
June Parties Bring Cocktails and Music
The Dorothy Parker Society is heating up June with two big nights of fun, live music and cocktails. The Last Thursday Series in the Borsalino Room is Thursday, June 24, at Flute Gramercy. Two nights later, the monthly Wit’s End bash will be at Flute Midtown on Saturday, June 26 for the “Beyond the Silvery…