The Resume

(August 27, 1899-April 2, 1966)
Born in Cairo, Egypt
Birth name was Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
Best known for his eleven-book 'Horatio Hornblower' series
Also wrote 'Payment Deferred' (1926), 'The African Queen' (1935) and 'Hunting the Bismarck' (1959)

Why he might be annoying:

He tried to join the army but failed the physical.
He went to medical school, but admitted that he 'lazed away' his time rather than go to classes.
His parents supported him financially until he was 27.
A trip to Hollywood to write a pirate movie was cut short due to a threatened paternity suit from an opera singer (1935).

Why he might not be annoying:

His Hornblower novels were noted for their accuracy in historical and nautical details.
Gene Roddenberry was influenced by Hornblower in creating the characters of James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard.
He discovered Roald Dahl and got his first books published.
Ernest Hemingway said, 'I recommend Forester to everyone literate I know.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 27]
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Died in 1966 (Ranked: 66)
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Profiles 28001-28250 (Ranked: 28210)
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 48.39% Annoying