C. S. Forester
Novelist, Author
1899 – 1966
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Who was C. S. Forester?
Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen. His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
Famous Quotes:
- Damn my eyes. Damn my soul. Glorious!
- "Today is Sunday, sir," said Bush, simply.
- "Damn my eyes. Damn my soul. Glorious!"
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1899
Cairo - Also known as
- Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
- C.S. Forester
- Spouses
- Kathleen Belcher
(1926 - 1945)
- Kathleen Belcher
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- King's College London
- Dulwich College
- Alleyn's School
- Guy's Hospital
- Died
- Apr 2, 1966
Fullerton
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on July 23, 2013
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