Dodie Smith

Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (1896 to 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for I Capture the Castle (1948), a coming-of-age novel, and The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956), the story of a dalmatian couple searching London for their stolen puppies. Her other works include Dear Octopus and The Starlight Barking.