In these heartbreaking times of the coronavirus and fears of a global pandemic, when the outbreak is impacting millions of lives and scores of families have already lost loved ones, many commentators and historians are writing about the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919. The mysterious form of the influenza virus killed between 20 and 40 million…
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Dorothy Parker Reviews the Ziegfeld Follies
On Saturday I debuted my W.C. Fields History Walking Tour as part of Fields Fest, a 6-week celebration of the life of the great comedian. Dorothy Parker was a huge fan of Fields. In my book The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, I was really happy to be able to include a…
Martin Luther King Day 2015
Today in the United States it is Martin Luther King Day, of course Dorothy Parker left her estate to him. This morning I created a little social media image, drawing on a line from a March 1921 review that appeared in Ainslee’s. Not long afterwards, I got an IM from someone, saying they “never heard…
Birthday Present: Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway
This Friday is Dorothy Parker’s birthday, and the Dorothy Parker Society is having parties in New York and the Catskills to celebrate. But a recent review of the new book Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923, makes me want to recommend it as a birthday present from Dottie to you. Los Angeles playwright Steven Vlasak wrote:…
Book Trailer for Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway
The book trailer for Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923, is up now.
Dorothy Parker: Complete Broadway, 1918-1923, Released This Month
The press release goes out today, so now my secret project for the last five years can finally be announced: Dorothy Parker: Complete Broadway, 1918-1923. I think anyone who is a fan of Dorothy Parker will enjoy this news. The book comes out 5-14-14 and is available now via iUniverse. It will be in all…