Dorothy Parker has lent her name to children, pets, a racehorse in Ireland and a bald eagle in Missouri. Her name is on gin distilled in Brooklyn, a disco in Brazil, and hotel suites and bed & breakfast rooms. Prince famous named a song for her. Plus there are more than 25 people walking around…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Bald Eagle Dorothy Parker Returns to Wild
Independence Day came a few days early for the American Bald Eagle named Dorothy Parker. Following seven months of rehabilitation after being shot in rural Missouri, the new veterinarian who saved her life released the eagle back into the wild on June 27. The eagle was shot in late November. Officers from the Missouri Department…
June 7 Toast and Tour for Dorothy Parker
Sunday, June 7, is the 53rd anniversary of the death of Dorothy Parker. Join the Dorothy Parker Society for our annual toast, this year held live online via Zoom. Due to the pandemic, we will not be gathering at our usual spot in the Algonquin Hotel lobby, but instead will be online together. Time Zones:…
Listen to Radio Play by the Parker-Campbell Team
June is the anniversary month of the passing of both Dorothy Parker and husband Alan Campbell. It will be a good time to revisit a little-known chapter of their lives, a radio play they co-wrote in 1939 that was never collected into a book or magazine. The anniversary of Alan’s death is June 14, 1963;…
Is This The Last Photo Taken of Dorothy Parker?
Photos of Dorothy Parker are not plentiful. There are perhaps 50 or so out in the public realm, in total. That seems odd in today’s Instagram-driven culture. But there are really not that many. So when a new one popped up on the New York Public Library Digital Archive in 2014, it was a revelation….
Virtual Tours of Dorothy Parker’s New York in April
I’ve turned the Dorothy Parker walking tour into a virtual tour. I supply the tour, you can watch with a martini (don’t spill it). It’s cat and dog friendly too in the spirit of Mrs. Parker. Plus we can cover a lot more ground together. I’m offering them on Mondays and Saturdays for three weeks,…