Spin magazine has a review of a new album by a female hip-hop trio from Long Island, called Northern State. They are getting a good buzz in NYC. Someone in the group, comprised of Hesta Prynn, DJ Sprout and Guinea Love, is a Dorothy Parker fan. Guinea Love raps on “The Man’s Dollar”: I’m like…
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.
Walking Tour Coincides with Dottie’s Birthday
Trace the footsteps of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Harpo Marx and the rest of the Algonquin Round Table on a walking tour that visits where the “Vicious Circle” lived, drank, played and worked. The Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour is Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, 12-2 pm. The date is also Mrs. Parker’s birthday. All the…
New Parker Book Released
Dorothy Parker: In Her Own Words is the title of the new book by Barry Day, out now from Taylor Trade Publishing. He uses Parker’s stories, letters and verse to tell the tale of her life. Day was kind enough to take part in a Q&A; for the site, read it here. All Parker fans…
The Biography Dottie Never Wrote
Dorothy Parker in her Own Words By Barry Day Hardcover: 202 pages Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 1st edition (July, 2004) [Order Via Amazon] Barry Day’s new book Dorothy Parker in her Own Words is a biography that uses her original material to tell the story of her life. He talks about his book and Mrs….
News Clips Collected
Our press clips have been re-organized for easier viewing. These are only the ones we saved. www.dorothyparker.com
Sarasota Show Based on Parker Works
Carolyn Michel brings Dorothy Parker to life in Jack Fournier’s one-woman show, Dorothy Parker: One Foot in Scarsdale. Performances of the show, a part of Florida Studio Theatre’s Summer Sideshows Series, begin June 30 in Sarasota’s Gompertz Theatre. According to Fournier, the idea for a show about Parker started with a trivia question: “Who had…