Egyptian-born English author who wrote the twelve-volume Horatio Hornblower series, as well as the 1935 novel The African Queen. Two of his other novels -- Flying Colours and A Ship of the Line -- received the prestigious
After dropping out of his London secondary school, he traveled to the United States, where he spread British World War II-era propaganda to American citizens to encourage Americans to join the war effort.
His novel The African Queen was the basis for a 1951
Before divorcing in 1945, he and his wife Kathleen became parents to two sons.
He met Future children's author Roald Dahl while both men were involved in British war-time military and intelligence efforts.
