We always love hearing about Dorothy Parker-inspired shows. Here is one taking place in Seattle: Stepping Stone Productions Present a three Ladies production of: “A New York Lady” – an evening of Dorothy Parker – devised by Elizabeth Rose-Browne Jewel Box Theatre – at the Rendevouz2322 2nd Ave. (Belltown)Seattle, WA June 9, 10, 16,17, 23…
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.
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NPR Radio Broadcast & Parker
Marion Meade’s essay in Bookforum, which we mentioned recently, is going on the air. National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition is doing a segment on the essay this (4/22/06) weekend. If you live in New York, it is on WNYC-AM from 8-11 a.m. and WNYC-FM from 8-10 a.m. The show is also archived on NPR.org the…
$4 Million Gets You Dottie’s House
Anyone have a spare $4 million around? That is the price the owners of Dorothy and Alan’s Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home are asking. Someone sent me the listing today, which I posted here. It really is an amazing piece of property. I had of course read about the home in Marion Meade’s book (she visited…
Book Talk with Marion Meade
Just announced: Wednesday, April 5, 6:30pm at the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction (17 East 47th Street). “Marion Meade on Dorothy Parker” Join us as Marion Meade speaks on the infamous Dorothy Parker. Published March 28 is The Portable Dorothy Parker, edited by and with an introduction by Marion Meade. This is the second revision…
BookForum Article on Parker-Hellman History
The first major magazine article on Dorothy Parker and her history with Lillian Hellman is in the April issue of BookForum. The story is by Marion Meade, who goes beyond her 1988 book, “Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?” to shed new light on the dysfunction between the two. I have never been a…