Talk:Algonquin Round Table

Wikiproject proposal

Greetings all. I have proposed the formation of Wikiproject:Algonquin Round Table for purposes of improving this article and other articles related to it, including Algonquin Hotel and of course the articles for the members and their assorted literary works. If you're interested in participating, please go here and add your name. Thanks! Otto4711 19:51, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Corey Ford

I've found some evidence at http://ead.dartmouth.edu/html/ml30.html that Ford was a part of the round table. Seems as though his book "The Time of Laughter" may have been about the round table, though I haven't read it yet.

Disclaimer - Ford is a shoestring relative of mine, a cousin of my Granddad's, who didn't like him at all. Love my Granddad, but I've been coming across Ford memorabilia lately (just found a weatherbeaten Rollo Boys volume at a local antique shop and paid way too much money for it).

Anyhow, won't update either the Ford or the algonquin articles without further evidence of a connection, but wanted to mention the possiblity in case anyone's watching this page.

Jay.ricketts 18:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Lots of members

there seem to be lots of members lister - how big was this table? I take it not all of them were present on a daily basis? Only that seems to be what the article implies. Why did they all stop meeting around 1929? When did the various members come and go? I don't know if this information is out there but I think if belongs in this article. A more in-depth anaylisis is needed rather than just a big list of names.--Crestville 23:28, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

The group was around 24 people. It met for eight or nine years. I'm sure that this article will get deeper as members add more material. The table itself was about six feet across; a replica is in the Algonquin Hotel today. --K72ndst 03:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, but it's been going a while and not evolved much. The list just keeps getting longer. Got any more info? I'm particularly intersted in Harpo Marx. I would have thought Groucho would have been the one, y'know?--Crestville 13:41, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Ring Lardner

Today I took off sports columnist and short story writer Ring Lardner. Although he was friendly with members of the group, such as Dorothy Parker and George S. Kaufman, he was not attending the daily luncheon. Lardner lived in Nassau County, Long Island, a little far to come in for lunch... --K72ndst 03:23, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Calvin Cooladge

Or whatever thyat president's name was, anyway the story goes Parker made some wittisism upon his death, but this article maintains they stopped meeting in 1929 where as Collidge died in 1933. Some mistake here surely?--Crestville 17:52, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Members

Surely Edmund Wilson was a member of this set?

I never heard of him in connection with them, and I am a big fan of Wilson's. If he was, the wikipedia article on wilson doesn't mention it. Got a reference? --ubiquity 22:55, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Wilson was not. He was friendly with some of the members. This is detailed in The Twenties, which was released after his death. In addition, O'Neill wasn't a member either. K72ndst 01:18, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Oscar Levant was not a member, unless the group admitted 12 year olds to their table in 1919... --K72ndst 17:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Good article nomination

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article and it is close to meeting the GA criteria. However, the lead section needs to be expanded substantially to better summarise the article. Please see WP:LEAD.

I'm putting this article on hold as the it is close to GA status, however the issue noted above must be dealt with before GA status can be awarded. I hope that this can be addressed within the seven days allowed by on hold, and wish you all the best with your editing... -- Johnfos 12:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

New lead looks good... GA awarded... Johnfos 03:07, 8 September 2007 (UTC)