Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Dodie Smith
Born: May 3, 1896
Died: November 24, 1990 (aged 94)
Bio: Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best for the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Other works include I Capture the Castle, and The Starlight Barking.
Known for:
- I Capture the Castle (1948)
- The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956)
- The 101 Dalmatians Musical (1957)
- The Starlight Barking (1967)
- The town in bloom (1965)
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