Dodie Smith

Career overview

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Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Dodie Smith (Writing).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Length: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
No preamble or JSON.
Name: Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith.
Dates: May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990.
Profession: English novelist, playwright, and children's novelist.
Known works:
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956) - children's novel.
I Capture the Castle (1948).
The Starlight Barking (1967).
Writing credits: 19 (from TMDB).
Other credits: Writer for Cruella (from IMDb).
Adaptations: The Hundred and One Dalmatians was adapted into a 1961 animated film.
Paragraph 1: Introduction and major works.
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is recognized as a children's novelist and has 19 known writing credits. Smith is best known for her novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, which was published in 1956. This work was adapted into an animated film in 1961.
Paragraph 2: Other works and specific credits.
Her literary career includes several other notable works. She wrote the novel I Capture the Castle, published in 1948, and the book The Starlight Barking, published in 1967. In addition to her novels, Smith is credited as a writer for Cruella.
Draft 1 Word Count Check:
"Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is recognized as a children's novelist and has 19 known writing credits. Smith is best known for her novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, which was published in 1956. This work was adapted into an animated film in 1961.

Her literary career includes several other notable works. She wrote the novel I Capture the Castle, published in 1948, and the book The Starlight Barking, published in 1967. In addition to her novels, Smith is credited as a writer for Cruella."
Word count: ~95 words. (Too short. Target is 180-260).
Expanding the content (strictly using provided facts):
I need to add more detail from the sources without inventing anything.
Sources mention:
Born in Lancashire, England.
Raised in Manchester.
Memoir titled "A Childhood in Manchester".
Father died when she was an infant; mother remarried when she was 14, moving the family to London.
Known for writing.
Draft 2:
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. Born in Lancashire, England, Smith was raised in Manchester, a period of her life documented in her memoir, A Childhood in Manchester. Her professional career includes 19 known writing credits. She