Dodie Smith
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)
- 1944: The mysterious guest (The Uninvited)
Web links
- Literature by and about Dodie Smith in the catalog of the German National Library
- Dodie Smith in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- A biography ( Memento from August 13, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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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 |