MacKinlay Kantor
American journalist, novelist and screenwriter (1904-1977) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 73
MacKinlay Kantor, 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.
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William Wyler Directed The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Samuel Goldwyn Produced The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Nicholas Ray Directed Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Joanne Dru MacKinlay wrote Hannah Lee (1953)
Benjamin Glazer Produced Mountain Music (1937)
Andrew Marton Directed Gentle Annie (1944)
Joseph H. Lewis Directed Gun Crazy (1950)
Lee Garmes Directed Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
Roy Rowland Directed The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
Paul Langton Also in Gentle Annie (1944)
Jack Cummings Produced The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)- Norman Tokar Directed Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
Kenneth Macgowan Produced Happy Land (1943)
John W. Considine Jr. Produced The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1977 · aged 73
