Dorothy Parker interviewed by Richard Lamparski in March 1966 in her Manhattan apartment. Parker talks about her career and work, what she thinks of writers such as Truman Capote, and disavows her membership in the Algonquin Round Table. She is lively and animated for being 72 years old.

Dorothy Parker Interview

Dorothy Parker 1966 Interview

Dorothy Parker 1966

My name is Kevin C. Fitzpatrick and my work is tied to New York City history. I'm the president of the Dorothy Parker Society, and run dorothyparker.com. I have a background in publishing and television. 

I'm the author of A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York, Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide, and The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide. I edited Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923, as well as The Lost Algonquin Round Table. 

In my spare time, I'm a licensed New York City Sightseeing Guide and have been leading walking tours for 20 years. I give tours of Manhattan, Governors Island, Cypress Hills National Cemetery, and Woodlawn Cemetery.

Dorothy Parker 1966

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