Official Dorothy Parker Site Since 1998
NEW YORK — The second annual Parkerfest was a two-day party where the members of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York toasted, talked, drank, smoked, laughed and walked around Dot City. It was a memorable weekend in New York, where we sailed into the Algonquin, The Plaza, Flute and paid our respects at Mrs….
It’s here, Parkerfest began yesterday! Last night was the Speakeasy Night at Flute, and it was a blast. We had about 30 people drop by the old speak to channel Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley. It was so much fun, and everyone was dressed to the Nines. More details later. Today is the Round Table…
Wednesday, June 7, is the 33rd anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s death at age 73. Have a drink and remember Mrs. Parker. A good way to celebrate her birthday is buying a Parker book and giving it to a friend. Increase the number of Parker fans by one on the anniversary. See where Mrs. Parker died…
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…
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….
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…