Read the bio below and try to give details on c. s. forester 's: - death place - death date - genre - influenced - birth date - name - birthname - image - birth place - nationality - occupation Bio: cecil louis troughton smith -lrb- 27 august 1899 -- 2 april 1966 -rrb- , known by his pen name cecil scott '' c. s. '' forester , was 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 wars , and '' the african queen '' -lrb- 1935 ; filmed in 1951 by john huston -rrb- . his novels , '' a ship of the line '' and '' flying colours '' , were jointly awarded the 1938 james tait black memorial prize for fiction .
- death place is fullerton , california , u.s.- death date is 2 april 1966- genre is adventure , drama , sea stories- influenced is bernard cornwell , conn iggulden , david weber- birth date is 27 august 1899- name is c. s. forester- birthname is cecil louis troughton smith- image is cs forester00.jpg- birth place is cairo , khedivate of egypt- nationality is british- occupation is novelist