Known for
Writing
Credits
25
Gender
Man
Birthday
Aug 27, 1899
Day of death
Apr 2, 1966 (66)
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Also known as
Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
Cecil Scott Forester
C.S. Forester
CS Forester
C. S. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article C. S. Forester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Greyhound | Novel |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Loyalty | Novel |
| 2003 | Hornblower: Duty | Novel |
| 2001 | Hornblower: Mutiny | Author |
| 2001 | Hornblower: Retribution | Author |
| 1999 | Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters | Author |
| 1999 | Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil | Author |
| 1998 | Hornblower: The Even Chance | Novel |
| 1998 | Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant | Novel |
| 1998 | Hornblower | Novel |
| 1977 | The African Queen | Novel |
| 1976 | Augsburger Puppenkiste - Drachen hat nicht jeder | Novel |
| 1976 | Augsburger Puppenkiste - Drachen hat nicht jeder | Creator |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | Book |
| 1957 | The Pride and the Passion | Novel |
| 1953 | Sailor of the King | Writer |
| 1952 | The African Queen | Novel |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower | Novel |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower | Adaptation |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Writer |
| 1943 | Synnitön lankeemus | Novel |
| 1942 | Commandos Strike at Dawn | Story |
| 1942 | Eagle Squadron | Story |
| 1935 | Brown on Resolution | Writer |
| 1932 | Payment Deferred | Novel |