Dorothy Parker Society

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.

Parkerfest is Here

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Mark your calendars: Saturday, Aug. 28, 1999, is Parkerfest in the Big Apple. The Dorothy Parker Society of New York is organizing events to coincide with Parker’s birthday on Aug. 22. At least three big events are on tap. First, things kick off with a walking tour of many of the locales in Dot City,…

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Stuart Y. Silverstein Interview

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Great new content! Our first author interview, with Stuart Y. Silverstein, author of Not Much Fun, The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker, which presented for the first time more than 120 poems not found in other Parker collections. Silverstein answers questions about Parker’s place in American literature, as well as the Round Table and her…

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Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker

Stuart Y. Silverstein: Q&A

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Writer-Researcher on Parker, her place in American letters, and the Algonquin Round Table We have the good fortune to ask Ten Questions of Stuart Y. Silverstein. His 1996 book, Not Much Fun, The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker, presented for the first time more than 120 poems not found in other Parker collections. The book…

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Hepburn on the Lake List

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The American Film Institute last week named Katharine Hepburn No. 1 on the list of the 25 greatest female movie stars of the century. We all love that Dorothy Parker had once panned Hepburn’s acting (in The Lake) more than 60 years ago, when Dottie said Hepburn “ran the whole gamut of emotions from A…

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