Author L.J. Smith, who created the 'Vampire Diaries' otherwordly book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name, ...

Vampire Diaries author L.J. Smith, who passed away last month, left a lasting impact on the worlds of vampire and young adult ...

In 1990, Smith was hired to begin writing the first book ... Diaries series, which follows the exploits of Virginia teen Elena Gilbert and her relationship with vampire brothers Stefan and Damon ...

Dobrev starred alongside Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder as brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore ... who went on to publish two further Vampire Diaries books. The series was then handed on to an author ...

Her books inspired the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries (picture shows the cast ... named Elena Gilbert and a pair of vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore. After sales hit through the ...

Wesley met DeVitto on the set of a different project in 2008 before getting cast as Stefan. After they tied the knot in 2011, DeVitto appeared on the Vampire Diaries from 2012 to 2013 as Dr ...

Vampire Diaries and Originals cast and creators weigh in on if Taylor Swift would choose Stefan or Damon (or maybe someone ...

and Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Although Smith had only received a small advance for the first few books in “The Vampire Diaries” series, she had another deal with Alloy Entertainment in ...

Bringing key roles to life would be Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert), Paul Wesley (Stefan ... in The Vampire Diaries] Smith first launched the storyline in 1991, publishing four books and then ...