C. S. Forester

About

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

HornblowerSeries • 1998GreyhoundMovie • 2020The African QueenMovie • 1952Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Movie • 1951Sink the Bismarck!Movie • 1960The Pride and the PassionMovie • 1957Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersMovie • 1999Hornblower: LoyaltyMovie • 2003Hornblower: The Even ChanceMovie • 1998Commandos Strike at DawnMovie • 1942Hornblower: RetributionMovie • 2001Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilMovie • 1999Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantMovie • 1998Hornblower: MutinyMovie • 2001Hornblower: DutyMovie • 2003