Longtime visitors of this site know about the Dorothy Parker copyright case, which we’ve been following for almost two years. Today it went to court, or I should say, in front of the judge. I went to U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan, the Southern District Court, at the Moynihan United States Courthouse. This was Silverstein…
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.
Fourth Straight Year of Fun at Parkerfest
NEW YORK — If you’re judging the success of the fourth annual Parkerfest, maybe try this as the qualifier: None of the attendees from the Friday evening Speakeasy Night at Flute were able to drag themselves up to attend the 1 p.m. luncheon at the Algonquin Roundtable the next afternoon. There was a familiar pattern:…
Fourth Parkerfest: Rainy Weekend of Fun
Parkerfest 2002 was a big, big hit. So was the bar bill: BIG. We were at Flute, the Algonquin and elsewhere. Click here to read more.
Parker Birthday Wishes
Today is the 109th anniversary of Mrs. Parker’s birth. Her mother was on vacation on the Jersey Shore, hence the claim that the Garden State has on her. However, Mrs. Parker always claimed she was back at home on the Upper West Side by Labor Day, so she’s a true New Yorker. We’ll find out…
Parkerfest 2002 UPDATE
The Dorothy Parker Society of New York’s Parkerfest 2002 will be held August 23-24 in Manhattan. Mrs. Parker’s birthday is Aug. 22. Once again, we’ll be going to Flute (205 West 54th St. between Broadway and Seventh Avenue) for Speakeasy Night on Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday we’re having lunch at the Algonquin Round Table…
Gonk Changes Hands
From the Associated Press: The Algonquin Hotel — where writers like Dorothy Parker once drank and cracked wise — has been sold. Miller Global Properties Fund, a Denver-based firm, bought the historic hotel from Dallas-based Olympus Real Estate. Miller’s president would not comment on the price, but one real estate source pegged it at $35…