Plaque

Dodie Smith

Inscription

The St Marylebone Society
Dodie Smith, 1895 - 1990, author and playwright, lived here.

Site: Dodie Smith (1 memorial)

NW1, Dorset Square, 19

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Author and playwright, Born Lancashire. Wrote 'The Hundred and One Dalmations...

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