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'''Cornelius Ryan''', ([[5 June]] [[1920]] – [[23 November]] [[1974]]) was an [[Irish American|Irish-American]] [[journalist]] and [[author]] mainly known for his writings on popular [[military history]], especially his [[World War II]] books: [[The Longest Day (book)|''The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day'']] (1959), [[The Last Battle ( |
'''Cornelius Ryan''', ([[5 June]] [[1920]] – [[23 November]] [[1974]]) was an [[Irish American|Irish-American]] [[journalist]] and [[author]] mainly known for his writings on popular [[military history]], especially his [[World War II]] books: [[The Longest Day (book)|''The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day'']] (1959), [[The Last Battle (book)|''The Last Battle'']] (1966), and [[A Bridge Too Far (novel)|''A Bridge Too Far'']] (1974). |
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==Early life== |
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In 1956 he began to write down his World War II notes for [[The Longest Day (book)|''The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day'']], which tells the story of the [[D-Day]] [[Invasion of Normandy]], published three years later in 1959. It was an instant success, and helped work on the screenplay for the [[The Longest Day (film)|film of the same name]], for which [[Darryl F. Zanuck]] paid the author [[USD|$]]175,000 for the screen rights to produce the film.<ref name=TIME-1962-10-19>"Operation Overblown". - [[Time (magazine)|''TIME'']]. - October 19, 1962. - Retrieved: 2008-06-23</ref> |
In 1956 he began to write down his World War II notes for [[The Longest Day (book)|''The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day'']], which tells the story of the [[D-Day]] [[Invasion of Normandy]], published three years later in 1959. It was an instant success, and helped work on the screenplay for the [[The Longest Day (film)|film of the same name]], for which [[Darryl F. Zanuck]] paid the author [[USD|$]]175,000 for the screen rights to produce the film.<ref name=TIME-1962-10-19>"Operation Overblown". - [[Time (magazine)|''TIME'']]. - October 19, 1962. - Retrieved: 2008-06-23</ref> |
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His next work was [[The Last Battle ( |
His next work was [[The Last Battle (book)|''The Last Battle'']] (1966), about the [[Battle of Berlin]]. The book contains detailed accounts from all perspectives: civilian, American, British, Russian and German. It deals with the intense political situation in the spring of 1945 in which the eastern and western fronts fought for the chance to liberate Berlin and carve up the remains of Germany. |
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Then [[A Bridge Too Far (novel)|''A Bridge Too Far'']] (1974), which tells the story of [[Operation Market Garden]], the ill-fated assault by [[airborne forces]] on the [[Netherlands]] culminating in the battle of [[Arnhem]]. This work was also made into to major [[A Bridge Too Far (film)|motion picture of the same name]]. |
Then [[A Bridge Too Far (novel)|''A Bridge Too Far'']] (1974), which tells the story of [[Operation Market Garden]], the ill-fated assault by [[airborne forces]] on the [[Netherlands]] culminating in the battle of [[Arnhem]]. This work was also made into to major [[A Bridge Too Far (film)|motion picture of the same name]]. |
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* 1957. - ''One Minute to Ditch!''. - New York: Ballentine Books. - OCLC {{OCLC search link|24116050}} |
* 1957. - ''One Minute to Ditch!''. - New York: Ballentine Books. - OCLC {{OCLC search link|24116050}} |
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* 1959. - [[The Longest Day (book)|''The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day'']]. - Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications. ISBN 0671622285 |
* 1959. - [[The Longest Day (book)|''The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day'']]. - Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications. ISBN 0671622285 |
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* 1966. - [[The Last Battle ( |
* 1966. - [[The Last Battle (book)|''The Last Battle'']]. - New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0450044335 |
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* 1974. - [[A Bridge Too Far (novel)|''A Bridge Too Far'']]. - New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0671217925 |
* 1974. - [[A Bridge Too Far (novel)|''A Bridge Too Far'']]. - New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0671217925 |
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* 1979. - ''A Private Battle''. - Posthumously with Kathryn Morgan Ryan. - New York, New York:: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0671225944 |
* 1979. - ''A Private Battle''. - Posthumously with Kathryn Morgan Ryan. - New York, New York:: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0671225944 |
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Revision as of 12:14, 23 June 2008
Cornelius Ryan, (5 June 1920 – 23 November 1974) was an Irish-American journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).
Early life
Born in Dublin and educated at Christian Brothers' School Synge Street, South Circular Road, and the studied the violin at the Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.[1] Ryan moved to London in 1940, and became a war correspondent for the The Daily Telegraph in 1941.
He initially covered the air war in Europe, flew along on fourteen bombing missions with the Eight and Ninth United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), and then joined General George S. Patton's Third Army and covered its actions until the end of the European war. He transferred to the Pacific theater in 1945, and then to Jerusalem in 1946.
Ryan emigrated to the United States in 1947 to work for TIME, where he reported on the postwar atomic testing done by the United States in the Pacific.[1] Then reported for TIME on the Israeli war in 1948.[1] This was followed by work for other magazines, including Collier's Weekly and Reader's Digest.
He married Kathryn Morgan (1925-1993), a novelist, and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1951.[2]
Career
What I write about is not war but the courage of man.
Cornelius Ryan [1]
On a trip to Normandy in 1949 he became interested in telling a more complete story of Operation Overlord. He began compiling information and conducting over 1000 interviews as he gathered stories from both the Allies and the Germans, as well as the French civilians.[1]
Ryan's 1957 book, One Minute to Ditch!, is about a Pan American Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (N1032V) that successfully ditched in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 1955, off the Oregon coast.[3] He had written an article about the ditching for Collier's in their December 21, 1956, issue and then expanded it into the book.[4]
In 1956 he began to write down his World War II notes for The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day, which tells the story of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, published three years later in 1959. It was an instant success, and helped work on the screenplay for the film of the same name, for which Darryl F. Zanuck paid the author $175,000 for the screen rights to produce the film.[5]
His next work was The Last Battle (1966), about the Battle of Berlin. The book contains detailed accounts from all perspectives: civilian, American, British, Russian and German. It deals with the intense political situation in the spring of 1945 in which the eastern and western fronts fought for the chance to liberate Berlin and carve up the remains of Germany.
Then A Bridge Too Far (1974), which tells the story of Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated assault by airborne forces on the Netherlands culminating in the battle of Arnhem. This work was also made into to major motion picture of the same name.
He was awarded the French Legion of Honor, and an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Ohio University, where the Cornelius Ryan Collection is housed (Alden Library).
Ryan found out he had cancer in 1970, and struggled to finish the book along with his illness until his death in Manhattan,[1] while on tour promoting the book, A Bridge Too Far, only two months after publication.
Four years after his death, his struggle with cancer was detailed in A Private Battle, written by his wife, from notes he had secretly left behind for that purpose. He is buried in the Ridgebury Cemetery, in northern Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Bibliography
- 1946. - Star-Spangled Mikado. - with Frank Kelley. - New York, New York:: R.M. McBride. OCLC 1142015
- 1950. - MacArthur: Man of Action. - with Frank Kelley. - Garden City, New York: Doubleday. - OCLC: 1516843
- 1957. - One Minute to Ditch!. - New York: Ballentine Books. - OCLC 24116050
- 1959. - The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day. - Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications. ISBN 0671622285
- 1966. - The Last Battle. - New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0450044335
- 1974. - A Bridge Too Far. - New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0671217925
- 1979. - A Private Battle. - Posthumously with Kathryn Morgan Ryan. - New York, New York:: Simon and Schuster. - ISBN 0671225944
References
- ^ a b c d e f Milestones. - TIME. - December 9, 1974. - Retrieved: 2008-06-22
- ^ Cornelius Ryan: Life. - Princess Grace Irish Library (Monaco). - Retrieved: September 23, 2007.
- ^ Ryan, Cornelius, (1957). - One Minute to Ditch!. - New York: Ballentine. 158 pages.
- ^ Ryan, Cornelius. - "One Minute to Ditch!". - Collier's Weekly. - December 21, 1956.
- ^ "Operation Overblown". - TIME. - October 19, 1962. - Retrieved: 2008-06-23
External links
- Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers - Ohio University Libraries