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Dodie Smith

Born

in Whitefield, The United Kingdom

May 03, 1896

Died

November 24, 1990

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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Born Dorothy Gladys Smith in Lancashire, England, Dodie Smith was raised in Manchester (her memoir is titled A Childhood in Manchester). She was just an infant when her father died, and she grew up fatherless until age 14, when her mother remarried and the family moved to London. There she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and tried for a career as an actress, but with little success. She finally wound up taking a job as a toy buyer for a furniture store to make ends meet. Giving up dreams of an acting career, she turned to writing plays, and in 1931 her first play, Autumn Crocus, was published (under the pseudonym “C.L. Anthony”). It was a success, and her story — from failed actress to furniture store employee to successful wr ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 139,761 ratings · 11,988 reviews · 69 distinct works • Similar authors

	I Capture the Castle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 98,326 ratings — published 1948 — 146 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 101 Dalmatians (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, #1) by Dodie Smith, Michael Dooling (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 36,428 ratings — published 1956 — 169 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Starlight Barking (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, #2) by Dodie Smith, Anne Johnstone (Illustrator), Janet Grahame-Johnstone (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 1,604 ratings — published 1967 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Moon with the Old 3.63 avg rating — 779 ratings — published 1963 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Town in Bloom 3.56 avg rating — 709 ratings — published 1965 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tale of Two Families 3.49 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 1970 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Ends with Revelations 3.21 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hundred and One Dalmatians / The Starlight Barking (The Hundred and One Dalmatians #1-2) 4.09 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1956 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Midnight Kittens 3.44 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Look Back With Love 4.20 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Hundred and One Dalmatians (2 books)
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Anne Johnstone (Illustrator),

Janet Grahame-Johnstone (Illustrator)

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