Other “bright young things”–Alexander Woolcott, Robert Sherwood, Frank Adams, Heywood Broun–make their appearances, strut and fret their hour upon the stage. In this first in a new series of famous-people-solve-mysteries, Dorothy Parker and close friend Robert Benchley find themselves at the center of a murder investigation since the corpse was found under the famous Algonquin Round Table. J.J.Well, Dorothy Parker and her coterie at the Algonquin Round Table are the kind of people who are fun to read about, but I wouldn’t want to spend much time with them in person.Īnd love is a thing that can never go wrong,Īnd I am Marie of Roumania.Kristine Louise Haugen's 'Richard Bentley'.

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I’ll bring the popcorn!Learn more about the books and author at J.J. But hopefully Hollywood will make the actual movie.someday.

Who could play an older version of this intense magician? Harvey Keitel played Houdini in a movie in 1997, so let’s bring him back for another go-round.Ĭasting an imaginary movie is a great game to play. Harry Houdini, in the sunset of his career, appears in the second book, You Might As Well Die. Faulkner was a soulful, thoughtful man but with obvious weaknesses. That’s a tough one to cast, and wasn’t up for a vote. William Faulkner, as a young unknown, shows up in the first book, Murder Your Darlings. Ryan Gosling with more than one-third (37%) of the votes. Actors for this role include Jason Segel (with 5% of the votes), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (with 14%), James McAvoy (21%), and Edward Norton (24%). He was a slender fellow with an oval face and a carefree, mischievous smile. Interestingly, write-in candidates include Helena Bonham-Carter, Selma Blair and even Lady Gaga (now that would make an interesting movie!) Christina Ricci, with almost half (47%) of the votes. So the candidates for this role include Emily Blunt (with 9% of the votes), Rachel McAdams (with 10%), Ellen Page (15%), and Anne Hathaway (18%). She was a petite, brown-haired, sharp-tongued young woman. So their appearances are already a matter of record.Īlso, I’m going to cheat.I have my own poll on my website, so I’ll let the readers decide. Who could play the infamous Dorothy Parker and the members of the Algonquin Round Table in a movie? Fortunately or unfortunately, these were real people. Here she shares some thoughts on adapting the series for the cinema: She started writing The Algonquin Round Table Mysteries after the birth of twin daughters, as an escape from toddler television. Murphy, an award-winning health care writer in Pennsylvania, has also been a long-time Dorothy Parker fan.

Murder Your Darlings by J.J. Murphy