Cornelius Ryan

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author historian journalist person

Cornelius Ryan was an Irish-born journalist and historian best known for his meticulously researched World War II books, including the nonfiction work that inspired the film "A Bridge Too Far."

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instanceOf author ⓘ
historian ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthCountry Ireland ⓘ
birthDate 1920-06-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Dublin ⓘ
causeOfDeath prostate cancer ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
coveredConflict World War II ⓘ
coveredEvent Battle of Normandy ⓘ
D-Day ⓘ
European theatre of World War II ⓘ
deathDate 1974-11-23 ⓘ
educatedAt Mount St Mary's College, Derbyshire ⓘ
employer Collier’s magazine ⓘ
surface form: Collier's Weekly

The Daily Telegraph ⓘ
surface form: Daily Telegraph

Time magazine ⓘ
familyName Ryan ⓘ
fieldOfWork World War II history ⓘ
military history ⓘ
genre military history literature ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
givenName Cornelius ⓘ
inspiredWork A Bridge Too Far ⓘ
surface form: A Bridge Too Far (film)

The Longest Day ⓘ
surface form: The Longest Day (film)
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Cornelius Ryan self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
notableFor meticulously researched World War II histories ⓘ
notableWork A Bridge Too Far ⓘ
The Last Battle ⓘ
The Longest Day ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
historian ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
war correspondent ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ
spouse Kathryn Morgan Ryan ⓘ
usedResearchMethod archival research ⓘ
extensive veteran interviews ⓘ
writingStyle narrative nonfiction ⓘ
wroteAbout Battle of Berlin ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ

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A Bridge Too Far → basedOnAuthor → Cornelius Ryan ⓘ
The Longest Day → basedOnWorkAuthor → Cornelius Ryan ⓘ
The Longest Day → screenwriter → Cornelius Ryan ⓘ
Cornelius Ryan → name → Cornelius Ryan self-link ⓘ