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The New York State Writers Hall of Fame has added to its august body. The induction ceremony is next month at The Lambs, and more fantastic writers are joining the Hall of Fame. The honorees are chosen by the Empire State Center for the Book. Dorothy Parker was admitted in 2011 and Edna Ferber was…
The Dorothy Parker Society has been lobbying to get Mrs. Parker inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame for years. Now Mrs. Parker’s literary executors and estate, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, are backing the cause. In a statement released on June 12, the NAACP called on everyone to vote…
On February 10, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced the 11 new members of the state hall of fame and once again Dorothy Parker was passed over. The class of 2012 nominees had Parker running in the “general” category among nine others. Author Joyce Carol Oates, winner of the National Book Award and two O….
Edna Ferber will join Dorothy Parker in the New York Writers Hall of Fame, it was announced last night at the Forbes Gallery on Fifth Avenue. Ferber will join 13 other writers, four living, the others deceased, in the Class of 2012. A gala on June 5 at the Princeton Club will honor all inductees….
The Garden State has nominated Dorothy Parker for the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Now it is up to you, the voting public, to cast your ballot here. Please vote today. Here are the reasons for electing Mrs. Parker to this august body, joining notables such as Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Walt Whitman and Thomas…