---
name: "Cornelius Ryan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cornelius-ryan"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "5 June 1920"
died: "23 November 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T04:01:15.506619+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Cornelius Ryan

Writer. Born 5 June 1920 in Dublin. Died 23 November 1974.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 5 June 1920, Dublin
- **Died:** 23 November 1974
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Ryan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463975, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752485/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46470

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Longest Day*](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) (68)

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## Biography

Cornelius Ryan (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish-American journalist and author of popular military histories. Born and raised in Dublin, he began working as a journalist in London in 1940 and covered the Second World War as a correspondent. He later moved to the United States, where he became a naturalised citizen.

Ryan is best known for his books on the Second World War, including *The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day* (1959), based on extensive interviews, and *A Bridge Too Far* (1974). He contributed to the screenplay for the 1962 film adaptation of *The Longest Day*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, dib.ie, loa.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, Novel, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Private Battle* (1980), Book
- *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), Novel
- *The Longest Day* (1962), Screenplay, Novel — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)

## Gallery

- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Elsevier Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : auteurs, lezingen, hotels, Bomans G., Nederlandse Lezerskring, Ryan (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/1240715/gallery-408869f63309.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Elsevier Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : auteurs, lezingen, hotels, Bomans G., Nederlandse Lezerskring, Ryan (1966) — Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Auteurs%2C_lezingen%2C_hotels%2C_Bomans_G.%2C_Nederlandse_Lezerskring%2C_Ryan_C.%2C_Bestanddeelnr_094-0290.jpg/1280px-Auteurs%2C_lezingen%2C_hotels%2C_Bomans_G.%2C_Nederlandse_Lezerskring%2C_Ryan_C.%2C_Bestanddeelnr_094-0290.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Werkontbijt Nederlandse lezerskring Beschrijving : De Iers-Amerikaans journalist en historicus Cor (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/1240715/gallery-38eb6fd753e0.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Werkontbijt Nederlandse lezerskring Beschrijving : De Iers-Amerikaans journalist en historicus Cor (1966) — Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/De_Iers-Amerikaans_journalist_en_historicus_Cornelius_Ryan_met_rechts_de_schrijv%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-6162.jpg/1280px-De_Iers-Amerikaans_journalist_en_historicus_Cornelius_Ryan_met_rechts_de_schrijv%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-6162.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Werkontbijt Nederlandse lezerskring Beschrijving : De Iers-Amerikaans journalist en historicus Cor (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/1240715/gallery-cb4f6b36cd29.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Werkontbijt Nederlandse lezerskring Beschrijving : De Iers-Amerikaans journalist en historicus Cor (1966) — Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/De_Iers-Amerikaans_journalist_en_historicus_Cornelius_Ryan_met_rechts_de_schrijv%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-6161.jpg/1280px-De_Iers-Amerikaans_journalist_en_historicus_Cornelius_Ryan_met_rechts_de_schrijv%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-6161.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bijeenkomst van oorlogscorrespondenten in het stadhuis; de schrijver Cornelis Ryan.](https://film.one/media/person/1240715/gallery-baa13f1f4273.jpg) Bijeenkomst van oorlogscorrespondenten in het stadhuis; de schrijver Cornelis Ryan. — J.F.M. Trum, Fotopersbureau Gelderland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Bijeenkomst_van_oorlogscorrespondenten_in_het_stadhuis%3B_de_schrijver_Cornelis_Ryan._F51454.jpeg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Film producer Joseph E. Levine and Kathryn Ryan (widow of author Cornelius Ryan) at a press conference for the film "A Bridge Too Far" (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/1240715/gallery-50151191de4f.jpg) Film producer Joseph E. Levine and Kathryn Ryan (widow of author Cornelius Ryan) at a press conference for the film "A Bridge Too Far" (1975) — Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Joseph_Levine_and_Cathy_Ryan_%281975%29.jpg/1280px-Joseph_Levine_and_Cathy_Ryan_%281975%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Film producer Joseph E. Levine and Kathryn Ryan (widow of author Cornelius Ryan) at a press conference for the film "A Bridge Too Far" (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/1240715/gallery-b74d318a5182.jpg) Film producer Joseph E. Levine and Kathryn Ryan (widow of author Cornelius Ryan) at a press conference for the film "A Bridge Too Far" (1975) — Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Persconferentie_Joseph_E_Levine_en_Cathy_Ryan_%28weduwe_van_auteur_Cornelius_Ryan%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-8318.jpg/1280px-Persconferentie_Joseph_E_Levine_en_Cathy_Ryan_%28weduwe_van_auteur_Cornelius_Ryan%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-8318.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Knight of the Legion of Honour 1973: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)
- Bancarella Literary Prize 1962: Bancarella Literary Prize (won), for *The Longest Day*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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