Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

Kevin C. Fitzpatrick (born January 10, 1966), is a non-fiction writer best known for his research of Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Round Table. Fitzpatrick is the author of " [http://www.dorothyparker.com/book/ A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York] " (ISBN 0-9766706-0-7) from Roaring Forties Press.

Fitzpatrick was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1966, but spent his childhood in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Summit, New Jersey; Raleigh, North Carolina; and St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University). Fitzpatrick has had a 15-year media career in New York. A former newspaper copy editor and television news producer, he has produced close to 75 websites and written for numerous trade publications.

Fitzpatrick produces the award-winning [http://dorothyparker.com dorothyparker.com] , which he launched in 1998. He is the president of the [http://dorothyparker.com/dpsny.htm Dorothy Parker Society] , which he founded in 1999.

Fitzpatrick led the way for Dorothy Parker’s birthplace in Long Branch, New Jersey, to be named a National Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries USA. He oversaw the creation of a bronze memorial plaque that was unveiled in August 2005 in Parker's hometown. In conjunction with the Algonquin Hotel, Fitzpatrick leads [http://www.dorothyparker.com/walk.html walking tours] of the former Algonquin Round Table homes and haunts in Manhattan.

A work in progress is "A Journey into the Algonquin Round Table's New York", also from Roaring Forties Press.

He and his wife reside in Manhattan and the Town of Shelter Island.

External links

* [http://www.dorothyparker.com/ The Dorothy Parker Society]
* [http://www.roaringfortiespress.com/ Roaring Forties Press]


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