MacKinlay Kantor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

MacKinlay Kantor

American journalist, novelist and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Webster City, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 11-Oct-1977

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), born 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.
He also wrote the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War.