Carrie Fisher told the Los Angeles Times this week that she is a major Dorothy Parker fan. The actress and writer has a new autobiography out that details everything from Princess Leia to battling addictions. Wishful Drinking has gotten great reviews, Parker connection or not. Fisher told the LAT: Carrie Fisher: I started reading really…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
I'm a writer and sightseeing guide. I'm the author and editor of seven books tied to New York history. I started the Dorothy Parker Society in 1999 with friends at the Algonquin Hotel.
Los Angeles Chapter Holiday Event Dec. 17
The Dorothy Parker Society Los Angeles Chapter will meet Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm, for a drink at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, in Beverly Hills. Mere minutes from Dorothy’s many houses off Canon Drive, where John O’Hara would often entertain her with his buddies who met there weekly for drinks and…
Tickets are $12 on Dec. 4
The Dorothy Parker Society holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 4 (see below) is FREE. No admission. Yay. Tickets are $12; but all DPS guests get a free drink. Tell them at the door you are with the DPS. Galapagos Art Space is the best. And the show starts at 7, not 8. Now there is…
Holiday party in New York on Dec. 4
The Dorothy Parker Society is having its annual New York City holiday party, and for the first time ever, we are holding it in Brooklyn! So for all Brooklyn residents, you have no reason to skip this one. This Thursday, Dec. 4, 7-11 p.m., join us at the Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street in…
Nat Benchley Releases Volume 2 of ‘Benchley on Benchley’
We got the new CD of Robert Benchley stories from his grandson, Nat Benchley, who recorded it. “Benchley on Benchley Volume 2” has ten stories, all classics. Among them are “Kiddie Kar Travel,” “How to Understand Music,” “Penguin Psychology,” and “The Social Life of the Newt.” Nat was good enough to answer 5 questions for…
New Parker Show Debuts in South Africa
Over the years we have heard of Dorothy Parker’s work being adapted around the world: France, Ireland, Sweden, Wales, and more. For the first time, we have learned of a show in South Africa. The performance is written and performed by Emily Child in Cape Town. “Gone Dottie” is a one woman show, and the…