Dorothy Parker is back in the running for another award, 33 years after her death. Britain’s top theater kudos, the Laurence Olivier Awards, announced the nominees. Mrs. Parker is included in the category for Outstanding Musical Production. What got her in? A revival of Candide, the 1956 musical that she kicked in the lyrics for…
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What is the connection between screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, Harvard University, and Mrs. Parker? It seems the doomed actress was also a fan of Dottie. The Portable Dorothy Parker was among five books owned by Marilyn Monroe that were donated to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. (On Oct. 1, 1999, Radcliffe College and Harvard…
Times Plug
The Old Gray Lady New York Times listed the site on Thursday this week in the “Circuits” section. Awesome news. We are right in there with Roget’s Thesaurus. Welcome to any new visitors who saw us in the Times.
I’m Waiting for the Man
All hail Lou Reed and his rock ‘n’ roll heart! Lou is our favorite rocker, and now we find out that the former English major and new Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is a Parker fan too. This item was in today’s New York Post, our favorite tabloid: “The steady decline in literacy is…
Debut of Parkerfest a Success
The first event put on by the Dorothy Parker Society of New York was a day that began with shoes and ended with sore feet. Parkerfest was a daylong event held Aug. 28 in Manhattan. A combination walking tour, cocktail party and evening theater show, the event drew a terrific group of more than three…
Smashing Good Time at Parkerfest
The first Parkerfest was a big success yesterday, more than 35 Dotheads attended the day-long event. I am creating a section about it, loaded with incriminating photos, so keep checking back. Thanks to all who attended, you made the day very special.