Forester, C.S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966.
Variant namesC.S. Forester (1899-1966) was an author and historian best known for his tales of seafaring life. His most famous works are the 11-volume Horatio Hornblower series, set during the era of the Napoleonic Wars, and the novel The African Queen, adapted into a film by John Huston in 1951. Born in Cairo to British parents and educated in England, Forester settled in California at the end of World War II, where he lived until his death.
From the description of C.S. Forester papers, 1940-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122569849
Author.
From the description of Letters, 1937-1966. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36569914
English author.
From the description of The good shepherd [manuscript] : galley proof, 1955. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833297
Biographical Information
C.S. Forester (1899-1966) was an author and historian best known for his tales of seafaring life. His most famous works are the 11-volume Horatio Hornblower series, set during the era of the Napoleonic Wars, and the novel The African Queen, adapted into a film by John Huston in 1951. Born in Cairo to British parents and educated in England, Forester settled in California at the end of World War II, where he lived until his death.
From the guide to the C.S. Forester papers, 1940-1964, (The Bancroft Library)
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| associatedWith | Bradford, Ned, 1911-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Cameron, Angus (Donald Angus) | person |
| associatedWith | Foley, Donald L. | person |
| associatedWith | Foley, Katharine | person |
| associatedWith | Foley, Katharine | person |
| associatedWith | Great Britain. Consulate General (San Francisco, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lawson, Robert, 1892-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Lerbs, Karl, 1893-1946. | person |
| associatedWith | Little, Brown and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McIntyre, Alfred Robert. | person |
| associatedWith | Morley, S. Griswold (Sylvanus Griswold), 1878-1970. | person |
| associatedWith | Muller, Charles Geoffrey, 1897-1987. | person |
| correspondedWith | New Yorker Magazine, Inc | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Online Archive of California. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Thornhill, Arthur H., 1951- | person |
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| Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character) |
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Person
Birth 1899-08-27
Death 1966-04-02
Britons
French,
English
