Dodie Smith

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Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (born May 3, 1896 in Whitefield , England ; † November 24, 1990 ) in Uttlesford , England was an English writer and screenwriter .

Live and act

Although Dodie Smith published works much earlier, Schoolgirl Rebels (1915) under the pseudonym "Charles Henry Percy", Autumn Crocus (1931) under the pseudonym "CL Anthony" or I Capture the Castle (1948), it was not until 1956 written book The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery (German: Hundertundein Dalmatiner ) as a result of the Disney film Pongo and Perdita (English: One Hundred and One Dalmatians ) 1961 famous.

In 1939 Smith emigrated to America, where he married the English actor Alec Beesley that same year. Beesley was the son of Lawrence Beesley (1877-1967), who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and published his book The Loss of the SS Titanic ( tragedy of the Titanic ) that same year .

Works

  • Dodie Smith: The first day of spring. Comedy in 3 acts (9 pictures), (English title Call It a day. ) Bartsch, Budapest, New York 1936.
  • Dodie Smith: Hundred and One Dalmatians. From the English by Wilhelm Höck, drawing. by Jochen Bartsch. South German Publishing house, Munich 1958.
  • Dodie Smith: Summer Game. From the English by Christine Muth (English Title I Capture the Castle. ) Gutenberg Book Guild, Zurich 1959.
  • Dodie Smith: All the luck in the world. From the English by Tilla Schlenk. Benziger, Zurich, Cologne 1974, ISBN 3-545-36175-6 .
  • Dodie Smith: My summer castle. From the English by Stefanie Mierswa. Econ-und-List-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-612-27675-1 .

Filmography (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Smith, Dodie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Percy, Charles Henry (pen name); Anthony, CL (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Whitefield , England
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1990