# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cornelius-ryan
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:46:11.480Z

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name: "Cornelius Ryan"
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description: "Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974)."
tagline: "Irish American journalist (1920–1974)"
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birthDate: "1920-06-05"
deathDate: "1974-11-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump