Author · 1896–1990

Dodie Smith

Dodie Smith was an English children's novelist and playwright (1896–1990). Born in Whitefield.

Our catalogue lists 1 book by Dodie Smith, mostly historical romance. The most-read is I Capture the Castle (1948).

Historical Romance

Books by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
1948★ 4.6

Biography

Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best for the novel 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians'.
Biography from Open Library

From Wikipedia

Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith 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.

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Facts

Born: 3 May 1896, Whitefield
Died: 24 November 1990
Nationality: United Kingdom
Occupation: autobiographer, children's writer, film screenwriter, novelist

Source: Wikidata

Books by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle

Biography

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