Official Dorothy Parker Site Since 1998
Hollywood’s Golden Age comes alive during a special bus tour of Los Angeles locations connected to Dorothy Parker, New York’s wittiest woman who had a 30-year screenwriting career. The tour is open to the public; it begins and ends at Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd (note bus pickup is across the street at old…
Dorothy Parker spent 30 years off and on living and working in Los Angeles. That’s reason to celebrate for the book tour for Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide for upcoming events in Los Angeles. A fantastic local podcast this week, hosted by Richard Schave and Kim Cooper, You Can’t Eat the Sunshine:…
Here are dates for launch events tied to Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide for author Kevin Fitzpatrick. The full details are posted here on Goodreads. 10/26 Party, Flute Midtown, New York 11/5, Launch Party, Algonquin Hotel, New York 11/9, Party & Book Signing, Doc Holliday’s, New York 11/19, Launch Party, The Shanty,…
We got a message from DPS member Helen K. Garber in Los Angeles about NoirFest Santa Monica 2012. She is a photographer. It sounds just like what you’d expect from a Noir event, and would be good for Los Angeles area fans. The reception takes place during Photo LA weekend, when the international photographic community…
News came out today that Clint Eastwood is going to direct the third remake of the classic 1937 Hollywood chestnut A Star Is Born, with Beyoncé Knowles in the role of Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester. Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson wrote the screenplay for the original, snagging an Academy Award nomination for their story…
We know how Mrs. Parker loathed her life in the City Angels, but something kept her there for 30 years. Money, perhaps? But the LA Chapter of the DPS is busy and having a gathering in August: Parkerfest LA on Dorothy’s actual birthday on Sunday, August 22nd. Let’s have an informal picnic at Coldwater Canyon…