Dodie Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith in the 1930s | |
| Born | Dorothy Gladys Smith 3 May 1896 Whitefield, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 24 November 1990 (aged 94) Uttlesford, Essex, England |
| Pen name | C. L. Anthony Charles Henry Percy |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Hundred and One Dalmatians; I Capture the Castle; The Starlight Barking |
| Spouse |
Alec Macbeth Beesley
(m. 1939; died 1987) |
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing I Capture the Castle (1948) and the children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956). Other works include Dear Octopus (1938) and The Starlight Barking (1967). The Hundred and One Dalmatians was adapted into a 1961 animated film and a 1996 live-action film, both produced by Disney. Her novel I Capture the Castle was voted number 82 as "one of the nation's 100 best-loved novels" by the British public as part of the BBC's The Big Read (2003), and was adapted into a film released the same year.[1][2]
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