The video clip above is Dorothy Parker’s birthplace in West End, a village in Long Branch, New Jersey. It is the only Literary Landmark for an author’s birthplace in the entire state (the landmarks are designated by Friends of Libraries USA, and the Dorothy Parker Society co-sponsored the plaque in 2005). On Wednesday, August 22,…
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Baltimore Sun Story on Dorothy Memorial
This front-page story was in the Baltimore Sun on Sunday, May 28. Have a read at this breaking news story! Fans hope writer’s ashes won’t be left in the dust The NAACP is pondering a move to D.C., and some wonder what will happen to Dorothy Parker’s remains By Rob Hiaasensun reporter May 28, 2006…
“Bobbed Hair” Out Today; Reading Wednesday 5/19
As we told you last month, author Marion Meade has scheduled two readings/book signings to promote her new work Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin. The book, about Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Zelda Fitzgerald and Edna St. Vincent Millay during the Twenties, came out today from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. Read a story about it here. The…
Parker Fans Raise Glasses to Mrs. Parker
The Dorothy Parker Society gathered again to mark the anniversary of Mrs. Parker’s death. About a dozen DPSNY members enjoyed discount cocktails at the Dead Poet, 450 Amsterdam Avenue. As always, the group was diverse and fun to socialize with. As usual, we didn’t have any minutes to read, dues to collect, reports to read,…
Hooray for Hollywood
Kristin McMahon is going to head things up for us all in Tinseltown. The Dorothy Parker Society of New York is pleased to announce it has found a West Coast President. Kristin McMahon, a resident of Los Angeles and recently in New York for pleasure, had lunch with us at the Algonquin Hotel. Over a…