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MacKinlay Kantor

MacKinlay Kantor

Benjamin McKinlay Kantor

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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.

Career

  1. 1904
    Born
  2. 1956
    Won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  3. 1977
    Passed away

Trivia

  • Place of birth: Webster City
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Known as: writer, journalist, screenwriter, children's writer
  • Genre: screenplay

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