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C. S. Forester

C. S. Forester

Writer Aug 27 (died age 66) Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt [now Egypt] 1932–2020 (88 year career)
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Biography

Cecil Scott "C.S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 — 2 April 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Description ab…

Known For

Greyhound
Film

Greyhound

Novel
The African Queen
Film

The African Queen

Novel
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Film

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Adaptation
Sink the Bismarck!
Film

Sink the Bismarck!

Book
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Film

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Novel
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Film

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Novel
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Film

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Author
Hornblower
Film

Hornblower

Novel

Filmography