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C.S. Forester(1899-1966)

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'Cecil Scott Forester' was born on 27th August, 1899 in Cairo, Egypt. He was educated in England at Alleyn's School and Dulwich College, at neither of which, he said, he made any particular impression except as an extremely naughty boy. He left Dulwich College and attempted to take up medicine but soon found that his real vocation was storytelling and writing. Always an enthusiastic reader as a child (he used to devour complete encyclopedias) he used his extensive and eclectic knowledge to make his stories very readable and popular. He is possibly most famous for the Hornblower series of novels which intersperse tales of great human understanding with a high level of technical expertise - even though he was never in the navy.
BornAugust 27, 1899
DiedApril 2, 1966(66)
BornAugust 27, 1899
DiedApril 2, 1966(66)
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Known for

Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1951
Tom Hanks in Greyhound (2020)
Greyhound
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2020
Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1951
John Mills in Born for Glory (1935)
Born for Glory
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1935

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  • Tom Hanks in Greyhound (2020)
    Greyhound
    7.0
    • based on the novel "The Good Shepherd" by
    • 2020
  • Hornblower: Duty (2003)
    Hornblower: Duty
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • novel "Horatio and the Hotspur"
    • 2003
  • Hornblower: Loyalty (2003)
    Hornblower: Loyalty
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • novel "Horatio and the Hotspur"
    • 2003
  • Horatio Hornblower: Retribution (2001)
    Horatio Hornblower: Retribution
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • stories
    • 2001
  • Paul McGann and Ioan Gruffudd in Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)
    Hornblower: Mutiny
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • books
    • 2001
  • Ioan Gruffudd and Estelle Skornik in Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (1999)
    Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • novels
    • 1999
  • Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
    Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • story "Hornblower, the Duchess and the Devil"
    • 1999
  • Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (1998)
    Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • novels
    • 1998
  • Ioan Gruffudd in Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (1998)
    Horatio Hornblower: The Duel
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • stories Hornblower and the Even Chance. Hornblower and the Cargo of Rice, Hornblower and the Man who Felt Queer
    • 1998
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1983
  • Plain Murder
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1978
  • Mariette Hartley and Warren Oates in The African Queen (1977)
    The African Queen
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1977
  • Drachen hat nicht jeder (1976)
    Drachen hat nicht jeder
    6.0
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1976
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story by (as C.S. Forrester)
    • 1963
  • Zahlungsaufschub (1962)
    Zahlungsaufschub
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1962

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • C.S. Forrester
  • Born
    • August 27, 1899
    • Cairo, Egypt
  • Died
    • April 2, 1966
    • Fullerton, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Dorothy Ellen FosterMay 1946 - ?
  • Other works
    Novel: "Plain Murder".

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    Was responsible for discovering Roald Dahl and getting him published.

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