C. S. Forester
British novelist, "Hornblower" author (1899–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars. The Hornblower novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. His other works include The African Queen (1935; turned into a 1951 film by John Huston) and The Good Shepherd (1955; turned into a 2020 film, Greyhound, adapted by and starring Tom Hanks).
British novelist, "Hornblower" author (1899–1966)
C. S. Forester | |
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| Born | Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-08-27)27 August 1899 Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 2 April 1966(1966-04-02) (aged 66) Fullerton, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Adventure, drama, sea stories |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Belcher
(m. 1926; div. 1945)Dorothy Foster (m. 1947) |
| Children | 2 (John and George) |
