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Zabou Breitman in "Dorothy" Photo: Pascal Victor/Opale.

Zabou Breitman Brings “Dorothy” to Avignon, Answers Q&A

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The words of Dorothy Parker have been translated into more than a dozen languages, from Spanish to Turkish. Since the 1950s Parker has been available in French. Now a new play by celebrated French actress-director Zabou Breitman is packing them in at the Avignon Festival, a major cultural event held annually in July in southeastern…

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Pandemic

Dorothy Parker and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919

Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

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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Life Together

French Filmmaker Adapts Dorothy Parker Story

Posted on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

We are pleased to present an interview with French filmmaker Bruno François-Boucher. He is the producer/director of an independent feature film, Life Together, that was filmed in Paris. A component of the movie is an adaptation of the Dorothy Parker short story, “The Sexes.” The movie was shot in English and is currently in international…

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Monthly Party March 29 with Myriam Phiro

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The Dorothy Parker Society has a monthly party the last Saturday night of the month, January-October, with Wit’s End, the best vintage society in the nation. On Saturday, March 29, in NYC, come to Wit’s End and celebrate Spring while you drink Prohibition era cocktails and dance to live hot jazz from Myriam Phiro’s Swing…

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Le Monde Loves Parker Show in Paris

Posted on February 25, 2006May 1, 2011 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

We have another review of the Paris production Hotel Dorothy Parker sent to us by director-playwright Rachel Salik. The show is such a success it has been extended and will move to a larger theatre. Rachel says that in mid-April the show will move to the 350-seat Théâtre de la Pépinière-Opéra and run all summer….

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Fantastic Reviews for Parker Show in Paris

Posted on February 2, 2006May 1, 2011 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The “Hotel Dorothy Parker”, the hit play in Paris that we told you about, is getting outstanding reviews in France. The show is running until March 18, so if you are in Paris, run and see the show. We have three reviews here (helpfully translated from French by James Warner), that show that Dorothy Parker’s…

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Parker Production in Paris

Posted on January 30, 2006May 1, 2011 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The cast of The Hotel Dorothy Parker, standing, L to R: Gonzague Phélip and Betty Bussmann. Seated, L to R: Susanne Schmidt, Geneviève Mnich, Sylvie Jobert and Yvette Caldas. We are happy to hear that Paris has an original production of Dorothy Parker stories and poems, Hotel Dorothy Parker. The show opened January 10 and…

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Murphy Daughter Passes Away at 81

Posted on January 6, 1999May 28, 2014 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Honoria Murphy Donnelly dies at age 81. Mrs. Donnelly, whose book about her parents, Sara and Gerald Murphy, was published in 1982, died of liver cancer Dec. 22 at a hospice in Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Donnelly was described as one of the last links to the generation of writers that included…

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