C. S. Forester

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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 above from the Wikipedia article C. S. Forester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Career Overview

C. S. Forester has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 1932. Their work is anchored in the Hornblower Collection universe with 8 titles. Signature works include Greyhound, The African Queen, Hornblower: Duty. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Writing
Gender
male
Known Credits
21
Birth Date
1899-08-27 00:00:00
Birth Place
Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt [now Egypt]

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