Last night watched an episode of A & E's British ITV series Horatio Hornblower.
It was a thrilling show called "Duel", available on a Netflix DVD.
This Hornblower episode was so terrific that I googled C.S. Forester. Interestingly, the name Hornblower was inspired by Forester's Hollywood producer, Arthur Hornblow, Jr.. Here's his biography from Yahoo! Movies.
Although he had his problems with Hollywood, Forester loved America and returned in WWII to write propaganda films. Forester eventually settled in Berkeley, California.
And here's a link to the C. S. Forester Society.