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Charles Clair, English Dramatic Actor

Kensico Vaudeville Project #12 Name: Charles Clair Act: Actor Born: 2 February 1871, London Died: 12 Oct 1939, Brooklyn Actor Charles Frederick Clair was born 2 February 1871 in London. He emigrated to the United States when he was 21. He arrived […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 20, 2017January 20, 2017

News Research

I Unearth 1933 Radio Show with George Gershwin, Kitty Carlisle, Richy Craig, Jr.

k72ndst · Fleischmann Yeast Hour 9 Nov 1933 Rudy Vallée George Gershwin About five years ago I bought a tape on eBay of an NBC radio show from 1933 because it had Heywood Broun and Deems Taylor as guests. Both were members […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 12, 2017November 17, 2022

Exploring News

A Life Lost Too Soon, Comedian Richy Craig, Jr.

Kensico Vaudeville Project #11 Name: Richy W. Craig, Jr. Act: Comedian, Dancer, Singer Born: November 17, 1902, Manhattan Died: November 28, 1933, Manhattan What could be worse for a performer: suffering through tuberculosis for seven years, or watching Milton Berle steal your […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 6, 2017November 17, 2022

Exploring News

Kensico Vaudeville Project Updates

The Kensico Vaudeville Project was launched in 2015. After a break it will return with updates in 2017-2018. This project is to document the vaudeville performers who are interred in the National Vaudeville Association burial grounds in Kensico Cemetery in Westchester County. […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 6, 2017February 22, 2017

News

New York State Creates WW1 Commission

It has a long title, but New York State finally has a World War One centennial organization to join the many other states that work with the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. On Nov. 29, 2016, Governor Cuomo signed Bill #6856, […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 30, 2016November 30, 2016

Books News

Governors Island Book Nominated for Apple Award

I am happy to announce that my latest book has been nominated for an Apple Award, presented by the Guides Association of New York City. This is a big honor for me and my book, The Governors Island Explorer’s Guide: Adventure and […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 28, 2016November 28, 2016

News Research

Dorothy Parker Reviews the Ziegfeld Follies

On Saturday I debuted my W.C. Fields History Walking Tour as part of Fields Fest, a 6-week celebration of the life of the great comedian. Dorothy Parker was a huge fan of Fields. In my book The Algonquin Round Table New York: […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 21, 2016November 21, 2016

News

New Walking Tour: Cocktails & Christmas Lights

I wrote two new new walking tours this month. The first is W.C. Fields History, which is a one-time event on Saturday, Nov. 19, for Fields Fest. My other one is called Classic Cocktails and Christmas Lights, and it debuts on November […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 14, 2016November 14, 2016

News Research

99 Years Ago First Doughboys Died in WW1

Today is the Ninety-ninth anniversary of the first American soldiers to be killed in combat in World War I. The three became national heroes and their names were printed in newspapers coast-to-coast. Today they are remembered together on Governors Island, where three […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 3, 2016October 17, 2017

News

W.C. Fields Fest Begins November 1 in New York

I love a good festival. In 1999 my friends and I started the long-running Dorothy Parker-theme Parkerfest. Two years ago I was one of the organizers for the Marx Brothers tribute, Marxfest. And now I am getting back into the Jazz Age […]

Kevin FitzpatrickOctober 24, 2016

Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

111 Places in the Bronx That You Must Not Miss

By Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

Dorothy Parker's New York

By Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923

By Dorothy Parker, Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

The Lost Algonquin Round Table

By Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, Nat Benchley

Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide

By Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

Charles Clair, English Dramatic Actor

I Unearth 1933 Radio Show with George Gershwin, Kitty Carlisle, Richy Craig, Jr.

A Life Lost Too Soon, Comedian Richy Craig, Jr.

Kensico Vaudeville Project Updates

New York State Creates WW1 Commission

Governors Island Book Nominated for Apple Award

Dorothy Parker Reviews the Ziegfeld Follies

New Walking Tour: Cocktails & Christmas Lights

99 Years Ago First Doughboys Died in WW1

W.C. Fields Fest Begins November 1 in New York