America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose is the author of numerous bestselling books about World War II, including D-Day, Citizen Soldiers and The Victors, plus biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He is the founder of the Eisenhower Center and President of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans.
The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.
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The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is a disgrace that the United States has not done the same.
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I thought [Richard Nixon] was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.
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[Dwight D. Eisenhower] is my choice as the American of the 20th century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.
Shortly before his death in 2002, Ambrose was accused of plagiarizing work from several sources. It was later shown that the material was simply cited incorrectly rather than stolen; Ambrose contained source information in footnotes, but neglected to place the passages in traditional quotation marks.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lewis and Clark
2018
TV Mini-Series novel - 6 episodes pre-production
Band of Brothers
2001
TV Mini-Series based on the book by - 10 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Price for Peace
2002
Documentary executive producer
Moments of Truth with Stephen Ambrose
2001
TV Movie documentary executive producer - as Stephen E. Ambrose
Band of Brothers
2001
TV Mini-Series co-executive producer - 10 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
2002
Short technical advisor - as Stephen E. Ambrose
Saving Private Ryan
1998
consultant - uncredited
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997
TV Special documentary program advisor - as Stephen E. Ambrose
American Experience
1990
TV Series documentary advisor - 3 episodes
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
2001
TV Movie documentary special thanks
Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan'
1998
Video documentary short acknowledgment - as Stephen E. Ambrose
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Price for Peace
2002
Documentary
Himself (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
Moments of Truth with Stephen Ambrose
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself (Founder: National D-Day Museum) (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
Late Show with David Letterman
2001
TV Series
Himself
Save Our History
2000-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Heroes for the Planet: A Tribute to National Geographic
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
60 Minutes
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself - Historian (segment "Tom Hanks")
Shooting War
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
Modern Marvels
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself - Founder: D-Day Museum
American Experience
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Century: America's Time
1999
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Historian
The Century
1999
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan'
1998
Video documentary short
Himself (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
HBO First Look
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997
TV Special documentary
Himself - Historian (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life
1997
Documentary
Himself - Historian
The West
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself - Historian
Character Above All
1996
TV Movie
Himself - Panelist
Biography
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author, 'Eisenhower: Soldier and President'
The Last Days of World War II
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Stephen E. Ambrose)
The Way West
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Reputations
1994
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author, Eisenhower: Soldier and President
D-Day: The Total Story
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The World at War
1974
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
From War to Peace
1974
Video documentary
Himself (as Prof. Stephen Ambrose)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2002
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Miniseries
Band of Brothers (2001)
2002
AFI Award
AFI Awards, USA
TV Movie or Mini-Series of the Year
Band of Brothers (2001)
2002
Christopher Award
Christopher Awards
Television & Cable
Band of Brothers (2001)
Known for movies
Band of Brothers (2001) as Writer
Shooting War (2000) as Himself
Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997) as Himself - Historian
$700,000
