Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
Kevin C. Fitzpatrick | |
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| Shepherd of The Lambs | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Baron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1966 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse | Christina Hensler |
| Occupation | Author * Historian |
Kevin C. Fitzpatrick (born January 10, 1966), is an American historian and non-fiction writer. He is best known for his research and writings on Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Round Table.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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.[1] He is a graduate of Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University). While a student at NMSU Fitzpatrick co-founded The Pundit, an independent newspaper that served primarily the student population and young adults of the Kirksville, Missouri area. He served six years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves as a journalist-photographer.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Fitzpatrick has had a varied multimedia career including newspapers, television, advertising agencies, magazines, and more recently web-based publishing and editing.[3] In the latter he has produced close to 75 websites and written for numerous trade publications. When not involved with media pursuits, Fitzpatrick is a certified New York City sightseeing guide, giving walking tours of historic locations, landmarks, cemeteries and drinking establishments.[3] He is also a frequent guest speaker at libraries and literary clubs. Fitzpatrick cites among his biggest influences Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Franklin P. Adams, and Stanley Walker.[3] Fitzpatrick produces the award-winning dorothyparker.com, which he launched in 1998. He is the president of the Dorothy Parker Society, which he founded in 1999. He was also instrumental in the effort to get Dorothy Parker's birthplace in Long Branch, New Jersey, named a National Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries USA.[4] Fitzpatrick oversaw the creation of a bronze memorial plaque that was unveiled in August 2005 in Parker's hometown. In 2020 Fitzpatrick brought Parker's ashes from Baltimore to New York City and interred them Woodlawn Cemetery.[5] On August 23, 2021, he unveiled a new gravestone for Parker's family. [6]
In conjunction with the Algonquin Hotel, Fitzpatrick leads walking tours of the former Algonquin Round Table homes and haunts in Manhattan. In 2009 Fitzpatrick founded Donald Books, a small independent publishing company.
Books
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Publisher |
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| 2025 | Dorothy Parker's New York, Third Expanded Edition | SUNY Press, Albany, NY |
| 2019 | 111 Places in The Bronx That You Must Not Miss | Emons Verlag, Cologne |
| 2017 | World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War | Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT |
| 2016 | The Governors Island Explorer’s Guide | Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT |
| 2015 | The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide | Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT |
| 2013 | Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide | Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT |
| 2014 | Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923 (editor) | Donald Books, New York, NY |
| 2009 | The Lost Algonquin Round Table: Humor, Fiction, Journalism, Criticism and Poetry from America’s Most Famous Literary Circle (co-editor) | Donald Books, New York, NY |
| 2004 | A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York | Roaring Forties Press, Berkley, CA |
The Lambs
[edit | edit source]Fitzpatrick was elected to The Lambs Theatre Club in May 2015, and became shepherd in 2023.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Fitzpatrick and his family reside in Manhattan and the Town of Shelter Island.[8]
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Reference |
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| 2018 | GANYC Apple Award | Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing: Non Fiction, World War I New York: A Guide to the City's Enduring Ties to the Great War | Guides Association for New York City[9] |
| 2019 | GANYC Apple Award | Outstanding Achievement in Radio Program or Podcast (Audio/Spoken Word), Joanna and Kevin's Big Show Podcast | Guides Association for New York City[10] |
| 2020 | GANYC Apple Award | Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing: Non Fiction, 111 Places In The Bronx That You Must Not Miss | Guides Association for New York City[11] |
Selected works
[edit | edit source]- 111 Places in the Bronx That You Must Not Miss (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Emons-Verlag
- World War I New York: A Guide to the City's Enduring Ties to the Great War (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Globe Pequot Press
- The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Lyons Press
- The Governors Island Explorer's Guide (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Globe Pequot Press
- Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Lyons Press
- A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Roaring Forties Press
- Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923 (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Donald Books
- The Lost Algonquin Round Table: Humor, Fiction, Journalism, Criticism and Poetry From America’s Most Famous Literary Circle (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).) from Donald Books
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin C.; and Meade, Marion. A Journey Into Dorothy Parker's New York, Roaring Forties Press, 2005. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Accessed February 20, 2011.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- The Dorothy Parker Society Archived August 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Roaring Forties Press
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- American information and reference writers
- Writers from St. Louis
- Writers from Summit, New Jersey
- Writers from Manhattan
- Truman State University alumni
- United States Marines
- People from the Upper West Side
- 20th-century American historians
- American male non-fiction writers
- Algonquin Round Table
- Historians from New York (state)
- 20th-century American male writers
- Historians from New Jersey
- Members of The Lambs Club
- The Lambs presidents