There is a Dorothy Parker speech reprinted in the current issue of Written By magazine. Dorothy Parker is together with John Irving this month. How’d that happen? Scour the newsstands for the February 2000 issue of Written By, the magazine of the Writers Guild of America. There is a two-page spread that reprints Mrs. Parker’s…
Rumor Mill
Someone said that Angelina Jolie quotes “Resume” in the new movie Girl, Interrupted . Has anyone seen this Winona Ryder vehicle, and care to comment? Annie Hall, Meet Marion Marion Meade will always hold a special place in all our hearts for her definitive biography 10 years ago of Dorothy Parker, What Fresh Hell Is…
Parker Production in NYC
It’s been a slow month for Dorothy Parker news, but this came over the transom, courtesy of the Utica Drop Forge and Tool Company. It looks like the first Parker play of the Millenium in New York is about to open. We don’t know much about this play, except for the pertinent information. Perhaps someone…
London Calling
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…
After the $8 Clam Chowder…
The Parker Society brunch at The Plaza on Sunday was a big success. Thanks to all who turned out, it was a fun time. Plans were made for what we’re doing in 2000. Stay tuned to the site, we’re going to have a special DPSNY page with information about upcoming events on it. www.dorothyparker.com
Next Meeting of DPSNY
So you always wanted to try the soup at The Plaza? Love Sunday afternoon brunches? You want to rub shoulders with others who think “Resume” is required reading? Well, the next gathering of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York is Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000, at 12:30 p.m. in the Oyster Bar of the Plaza…