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Dodie Smith
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles Henry Percy, C. L. Anthony, Dorothy Gladys Smith, Dorothy Gladys Beesley, Dorothy Beesley, Dodie Beesley
English children's novelist and playwright (1896–1990)
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Whitefield - Lancashire - England - UK
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. Smith is best known for her novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Her other works include I Capture the Castle and The Starlight Barking.
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Key facts
- Born
- Dorothy Gladys Smith , ( 1896-05-03 ) 3 May 1896, Whitefield , Lancashire , England
- Died
- 24 November 1990 (1990-11-24) (aged 94), Uttlesford , Essex , England
- Pen name
- C. L. Anthony , Charles Henry Percy
- Occupation
- Novelist playwright
- Language
- English
- Nationality
- British
- Education
- St Paul's Girls' School , Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Genre
- Children's literature
- Notable works
- The Hundred and One Dalmatians I Capture the Castle
- Spouse
- Alec Macbeth Beesley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; died 1987 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Whitefield
- Place of death
- Finchingfield
- Educated at
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1896-05-03
- date of death
- 1990-11-24
- pseudonym
- C. L. Anthony
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- archives at
- Boston University
- name in native language
- Dodie Smith
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
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