Question: What "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" author also wrote a comedy that premiered in London in 1938?

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Cruella de Vil: Cruella de Vil (spelled de Vil in the novel, spelled De Vil by Disney) is a character who appeared in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians", Disney's animated film adaptations "101 Dalmatians" and "", and Disney's live-action film adaptations "101 Dalmatians" and "102 Dalmatians" as the main antagonist.

Marie Antoinette syndrome: Marie Antoinette syndrome is a sudden whitening of the hair.  The event that named the syndrome was the observation that the hair of Queen Marie Antoinette of France turned stark white after her capture following the ill-fated Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.  Witnesses have alleged that Antoinette's hair suddenly turned white on three separate occasions.  In the novel 'One hundred and One Dalmatians', by Dodie Smith, after the Dalmatians destroy Cruella de Vil's stock of furs, the shock renders her black hair white (and her white hair green).  In Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Miserables' Jean Val-Jean's hair also goes pure white after the trauma of appearing in court in Arras.  Other examples can be found in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, where the character Theon Greyjoy's hair turns white and brittle from extended brutal torture.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (franchise): One Hundred and One Dalmatians (also known as 101 Dalmatians) is a media franchise that commenced in 1961 with the release of the titular theatrical film.  It is often associated with Disney, though not all media related to this property have been released by that company.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians: One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith.  The 17th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the story of a litter of dalmatian puppies who are kidnapped by the villainous Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson), who wants to use their fur to make into coats.  Their parents, Pongo and Perdita, (Rod Taylor and Cate Bauer respectively) set out to save their children from Cruella, all the while rescuing 84 additional puppies that were bought in pet shops, bringing the total of dalmatians to 101.

Dodie Smith: Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best for the novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1956).  Other works include "I Capture the Castle" (1948), and "The Starlight Barking" (1967).  "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" was adapted into a 1961 Disney animated movie version.  Her novel "I Capture the Castle" was adapted into a 2003 movie version.  "I Capture the Castle" was voted number 82 as "one of the nation's 100 best-loved novels" by the British public as part of the BBC's The Big Read (2003).

Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians: Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians is the sixth entry in the "Disney's Animated Storybook" point-and-click adventure interactive storybook PC game series, based on theatrical and home video releases.  This game was based on the Disney franchise of "One Hundred and One Dalmatians", which began with the 1961 film of the same name.  Like that movie, the plot of the game sees villain and fashionista Cruella de Vil steal a series of dalmatian puppies from married couple Roger and Anita and their pets Pongo and Perdita, who then attempt to rescue them back.  The game was developed by Media Station and published by Disney Interactive.  It was released on March 18, 1997.  The game is the only "Animated Storybook" title based on a Walt Disney Animation Studios film that was made before the Disney Renaissance (ignoring the two "Winnie the Pooh"-based titles).

Dear Octopus: Dear Octopus is a comedy by the playwright and novelist Dodie Smith.  It opened at the Queen's Theatre, London on 15 September 1938.  On the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 the run was halted after 373 performances; after a spell in the provinces in early 1940 the play was brought back to London and played two further runs there until 31 August 1940.

101 Dalmatians (1996 film): 101 Dalmatians is a 1996 American live-action comedy adventure film based on Walt Disney's animated 1961 movie adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians."  Directed by Stephen Herek and co-produced by John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, it stars Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams and Tim McInnerny.  In contrast with the 1961 film, none of the animals talk in this version.  Released on November 27, 1996 by Walt Disney Pictures, the film was praised for its faithfulness to the animated classic.  It received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, grossing $320.6 million in theaters against a $75 million budget.  Close, who was universally praised for her portrayal as Cruella de Vil, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, but lost to Madonna in "Evita".  The film was also nominated for a BAFTA award for best makeup effects.  A theatrical sequel titled "102 Dalmatians" was released on November 22, 2000 with Close and McInnerny reprising their roles.

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure: 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated adventure musical drama film, written and directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 25, 2003, and based on Dodie Smith's characters, "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" and is also inspired by "The Starlight Barking".  It is the sequel to the 1961 Disney animated film "101 Dalmatians".  It features the voices of Martin Short, Jason Alexander, Barry Bostwick, Susanne Blakeslee, Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Bobby Lockwood.  It garnered DVDX awards for best animated feature, best director, best editing, and best musical score.  Disney re-released it on September 16, 2008.

The 101 Dalmatians Musical: The 101 Dalmatians Musical is a musical produced by Luis Alvarez, directed by Jerry Zaks, and sponsored by Purina Dog Chow.  The music written by former Styx member Dennis DeYoung, who also co-wrote the lyrics with the musical's book author B. T. McNicholl.  Based on the 1956 children's novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" written by Dodie Smith, the musical follows a pair of Dalmatian dogs as they search through London in search of their litter of fifteen puppies, which were stolen by Cruella DeVil to make dog skin fur coats.  The musical features Rachel York as the infamous Cruella DeVil, and has actors sharing the stage with fifteen real Dalmatians and using stilts to simulate the novel's original canine perspective.

Supporting paragraphs: Dear Octopus Dodie Smith
Answer: Dodie Smith