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MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter.
MacKinlay Kantor was an American author and newspaperman whose more than 30 novels and numerous popular short stories include the highly acclaimed Andersonville (1955; filmed for television 1996), a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the American Civil War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 4, 2016 · My grandfather MacKinlay Kantor wrote innumerable works of fiction, including 31 novels, one of which, Andersonville, won the Pulitzer Prize. Another novel, Glory for Me, was the basis for the movie The Best Years of Our Lives, which took seven Oscars, became the highest-grossing film since Gone with the Wind, and is often ranked among the ...
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Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel Andersonville. Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa, in 1904.
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Andersonville is a novel by MacKinlay Kantor concerning the Confederate prisoner of war camp Andersonville prison during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The novel was originally published in 1955, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the following year.
Learn about the life and career of MacKinlay Kantor, a novelist who wrote about the Civil War, World War II and other topics. He was born in Webster City, Iowa, and became famous for his book 'Andersonville', based on his interviews with veterans.
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Kantor served as a war correspondent during World War II from 1943 to 1944 and as a combat pilot for the U.S. Air Force in 1945. The latter experience provided the basis for his writing success that brought him national exposure.
