Another wacky day in the online auction world. A handbill from about 1938 or 1939 — with Dorothy Parker’s name on it — sold on eBay Monday for $59. It is from a Greenwich Village street fair to benefit the Spanish Refugees Relief Campaign, which is probably why Dottie loaned her name to be the…
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.
Important Addition to Site
Now you can see what is really on Dorothy Parker’s epitaph. We have photos, courtesy of English teacher Kathy Gadziala, of the Dorothy Parker Memorial Garden in Baltimore. Mrs. Parker’s ashes are resting here at the home of the NAACP. Take a look at this very, very important part of the site. THANK YOU to…
Cook This Up!
My favorite part about running a Dorothy Parker web site? Connecting with people with some tangible link to Mrs. Parker. Some have been her great-nieces, various writers, assorted researchers, or such as today’s dispatch, from Ms. Lorraine Gibson. Her grandfather, the late Warren Dixon, was a chef to the stars during the Depression. Lorraine sent…
Dutch Treat
Dorothy Parker has fans all over the world, as evidenced by the traffic to the site from more than 40 countries. We recently were named a site of the week (I think) by a newspaper in the Netherlands called Leeuwarder-Courant. I can’t be positive because this isn’t in English. But I think this is Dutch….
Parker on Radio
Do you remember that catchy tune from 1995, “I Kissed A Girl” recorded by Jill Sobule? It was kind of a modest hit, and propelled by its bisexual elements. I actually met her in 1994 or ’95 when I was a producer at FX, the FOX cable station (when it used to have a music…
Parkerfest 2000 Date is Set
The Dorothy Parker Society of New York has announced the dates for Parkerfest 2000. This is our second annual event. Mark your Palm Pilots for Aug. 4-5, 2000, in Manhattan (of course). More information will be available as the weeks go by. Until then, see the Parkerfest 2000 information page and take the survey; we…