C. S. Forester
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Born:
Aug 27, 1899

Died:
Apr 02, 1966

Age: 66 Deceased

From:
Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt [now Egypt]

Department:
Writing

Total Credits: 26

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C. S. Forester

Also known as: Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, Cecil Scott Forester, C.S. Forester, CS Forester

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.

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