C. S. Forester

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C. S. Forester was a British novelist best known for his historical naval adventures, particularly the Horatio Hornblower series.

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C. S. Forester canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
historical fiction writer
human
novelist
screenwriter
basedIn London, England
surface form: London
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1899-08-27
dateOfDeath 1966-04-02
educatedAt Dulwich College
fullName Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
gender male
genre historical fiction
naval fiction
war novel
hasGenre adventure fiction
influenced Bernard Cornwell
Patrick O'Brian
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryConflictCovered Napoleonic Wars
World War I
World War II
notableFor historical naval adventures
notableWork Brown on Resolution
Hornblower
surface form: Horatio Hornblower series

The African Queen
The General
The Ship
numberOfChildren 2
occupation journalist
novelist
screenwriter
periodOfActivity 20th century
placeOfBirth Cairo
Egypt
placeOfDeath Fullerton, California, United States
surface form: Fullerton, California

United States of America
pseudonym C. S. Forester
residence United States of America
spouse Dorothy Foster
Kathleen Belcher
wrote Ship of the Line
surface form: A Ship of the Line

Beat to Quarters
Flying Colours
Hornblower
surface form: Hornblower and the Atropos

Hornblower
surface form: Hornblower in the West Indies

Hornblower
surface form: Lieutenant Hornblower

Hornblower
surface form: Lord Hornblower

Hornblower
surface form: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

Ship of the Line
The Happy Return

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The African Queen basedOnAuthor C. S. Forester
Patrick O'Brian influencedBy C. S. Forester
Charlie Allnut createdBy C. S. Forester
Hornblower basedOnWorkBy C. S. Forester
C. S. Forester pseudonym C. S. Forester
Rose Sayer createdBy C. S. Forester
Rev. Samuel Sayer creator C. S. Forester