C.S. Forester

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C.S. Forester went to Holywood during the opening years of World War II to help write and produce "propaganda" films that would convince U.S. filmgoers that the they should take the side of the British and Allies in the War, which led to such films as Eagle Squadron. See full bio »

Born:

Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
August 27, 1899 in Cairo, Egypt

Died:

April 2, 1966 (age 66) in Fullerton, California, USA

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Known For

The African Queen (1951)

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (1998)

Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)

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2003 Hornblower: Duty (TV movie) (novel "Horatio and the Hotspur")

2003 Horatio Hornblower 3 (TV movie) (novel "Horatio and the Hotspur")

2001 Horatio Hornblower: Retribution (TV movie) (stories)

2001 Hornblower: Mutiny (TV movie) (books)

1999 Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (TV movie) (novels)

1999 Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (TV movie) (story "Hornblower, the Duchess and the Devil")

1998 Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (TV movie) (novels)

1998 Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (TV movie) (stories Hornblower and the Even Chance. Hornblower and the Cargo of Rice, Hornblower and the Man who Felt Queer)

1983 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)

– The Turn of the Tide (1983) (story)

1977 The African Queen (TV movie) (novel)

1976 Drachen hat nicht jeder (TV series)

1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)

– Hornblower (1963) (stories / as C.S. Forrester)

1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)

– Safari (1962) (characters)

1961 Zahlungsaufschub (TV movie)

1960 Sink the Bismarck! (book)

1957 The Pride and the Passion (novel "The Gun")

1957 Conflict (TV series)

– Passage to Maranga (1957) (novel)

1953 Sailor of the King (novel "Brown on Resolution")

1951 The African Queen (novel "The African Queen")

1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (adapted for the screen by / novel)

1943 Synnitön lankeemus (novel)

1943 Forever and a Day (as C.S. Forrester)

1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn (story / as C. S. Forester)

1942 Eagle Squadron (story)

1935 Born for Glory (novel "Brown on Resolution")

1932 Payment Deferred (novel - uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Brown on Resolution" (filmed as Born for Glory. See more »

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1 Print Biography | See more »

Alternate Names:

C. S. Forester | C.S. Forrester

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Was responsible for discovering Roald Dahl and getting him published. See more »

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C.S. Forester (1899–1966)

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