Dorothy Parker

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1925, Poem recorded by Dorothy Parker and provided by the Dorothy Parker Society. Content ©2013 the Estate of Dorothy Parker/The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. All Rights Reserved. This work may not be used for any commercial purposes. For more information, visit the Dorothy Parker Society, dorothyparker.com.

Dorothy Parker - Resume

1926, Poem recorded by Dorothy Parker and provided by the Dorothy Parker Society. Content ©2013 the Estate of Dorothy Parker/The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. All Rights Reserved. This work may not be used for any commercial purposes. For more information, visit the Dorothy Parker Society, dorothyparker.com.

Dorothy Parker - Story

Background and poem text: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/11/dorothy-parker-reads/

MORE / POEM TEXT

Dorothy Parker reads "Inscription For The Ceiling Of A Bedroom"

Background and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/11/13/tallulah-bankhead-reads-a-telephone-call-dorothy-parker/

ABOUT THE STORY

Tallulah Bankhead performs "A Telephone Call" by Dorothy Parker

Frustration by Dorothy Parker

Observation By Dorothy Parker

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 - Story

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