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C. S. Forester
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British novelist, "Hornblower" author (1899–1966)
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C. S. Forester, born Cecil Lewis Troughton Smith on August 27, 1899, in Cairo, was a British writer, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist. He wrote in English and worked in prose, drama, journalism, and war journalism. Forester also used the pseudonyms Cecil Scott Forester and C. S. Forester. He was educated at Dulwich College and King's College London.
His notable works include *Long before forty*, *The ship*, *Commodore Hornblower*, *Captain Hornblower, RN*, and *Lord Hornblower*. He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Forester died on April 2, 1966, in Fullerton from Alzheimer's disease. His archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 Aug 1899
- Died
- 2 Apr 1966
- Works
- 562
Top works
- Long before forty
- The ship
- Commodore Hornblower
- Captain Hornblower, RN
- Lord Hornblower
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt [now Egypt]
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…
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1899
- Active to
- 1966
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 35
- Total plays
- 873
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- DL_POLY_2.0: A general-purpose parallel molecular dynamics simulation package
· 1996 · cited 2,109x
- Spatial memory and animal movement
· 2013 · cited 562x
- Comparing methods for detecting multilocus adaptation with multivariate genotype–environment associations
· 2018 · cited 528x
- Preterm neonatal morbidity and mortality by gestational age: a contemporary cohort
· 2016 · cited 473x
- Dynamic patterns and ecological impacts of declining ocean pH in a high-resolution multi-year dataset
· 2008 · cited 449x
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Quotes
- “When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument.”
- “"I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower." That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing.”
- “The lucky man is he who knows how much to leave to chance.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cairo
- Place of death
- Fullerton
- Occupation
- war correspondent
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- war journalism
- Image
- C. S. Forester in 1939.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1899-08-27
- date of death
- 1966-04-02
- pseudonym
- C. S. Forester
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- writing language
- English language
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- birth name
- Cecil Lewis Troughton Smith
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0