Official Dorothy Parker Site Since 1998
The year 1953 was a major one in the life of Dorothy Parker. She was living in Manhattan again after years spent in California. In June she was subpoenaed by Senator Joseph McCarthy, along with Lillian Hellman and Rockwell Kent. On August 22 Parker turned sixty. In October her last Broadway play, The Ladies of…
To celebrate the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Dorothy Rothschild, we have events planned in New York and Los Angeles. If you can’t make it, raise a glass wherever you are. New York – Monday, August 22, Noon, Dorothy Parker Upper West Side Walking Tour. Visit Mrs. Parker’s neighborhood and walk in her footsteps…
Possibly the best movie-related news in the world of Dorothy Parker came down this week. According to the New York Daily News, Bradley Cooper is behind a remake of A Star Is Born, and his Vicki Lester will be Lady Gaga to his Norman Maine. The 1937 classic screenplay was co-created by Dorothy Parker, her…
A new play based on the work of Dorothy Parker is opening in June at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles. Might As Well Live: Stories By Dorothy Parker will open June 6 at the Acme Theatre at The Complex. It is written by Adam Scott Weissman. “Dorothy Parker once said the first thing…
With the publication of The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide (Lyons Press) on Jan. 6, I’m publishing more of my research files online. This interview with Dorothy Parker took place months before her marriage to Alan Campbell, and before she made her second attempt at Hollywood screenwriting in late 1934. This story…
The Dorothy Parker Society is pleased to be invited to two free private screenings, in New York and Los Angeles, for the exciting new documentary about the artist-sculptor Altina Schinasi.