C. S. Forester
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 27, 1899
- Died
- April 2, 1966 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt [now Egypt]
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
Known For
Greyhound
The African Queen
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Sink the Bismarck!
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
The Pride and the Passion
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Retribution
Hornblower: Loyalty
Filmography
Greyhound
Movie · Novel
Hornblower: Loyalty
Movie · Novel
Hornblower: Duty
Movie · Novel
Hornblower: Mutiny
Movie · Author
Hornblower: Retribution
Movie · Author
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Movie · Author
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Movie · Author
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Movie · Novel
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Movie · Novel
Hornblower
TV · Novel · 8 eps
The African Queen
Movie · Novel
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Drachen hat nicht jeder
TV · Novel · 4 eps
Sink the Bismarck!
Movie · Book
The Pride and the Passion
Movie · Novel
Sailor of the King
Movie · Novel
The African Queen
Movie · Novel
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Movie · Novel, Adaptation
Forever and a Day
Movie · Writer
Synnitön lankeemus
Movie · Novel
Eagle Squadron
Movie · Story
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Movie · Story
Brown on Resolution
Movie · Writer
Payment Deferred
Movie · Novel