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Also 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)

Person · Open Library

Born
3 May 1896
Died
24 November 1990
Works
121

Top works

  • It ends with revelations
  • Walt Disneys the Lucky Puppy
  • הטירה היא שלי
  • Service
  • Disney

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21

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Listeners
54
Total plays
420

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Quotes

  • The family—that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape.
  • [E]xtreme happiness invites religion almost as much as extreme misery.

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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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date of birth
1896-05-03
date of death
1990-11-24
pseudonym
C. L. Anthony
start of work period
1931-00-00
name in native language
Dodie Smith
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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.

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