MacKinlay Kantor—American novelist
Birth
MacKinlay Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa, on February 4, 1904.
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Fame
You may or may not have known it, but MacKinlay Kantor, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Andersonville in 1956, began his career writing for the pulp detective magazines.
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MacKinlay Kantor wins Pulitzer Prize and other awards for his novel Andersonville.
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Work
MacKinlay Kantor (1904–1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his novel Andersonville. Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa. He published his first poem at the age of 17, and at 18 he won a state story writing contest. His first novel, Diversey, was about Chicago gangsters and was written in 1928, when the subject matter was contemporary. In the 1930's, Kantor first wrote about the American Civil War with his novel Long Remember. Kantor had spoken with Civil War veterans when he was young, and he was an avid collector of first hand narratives.
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MacKinlay Kantor, b. 1904, American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his novel Andersonville.
MacKinlay Kantor, novelist (Andersonville) lives, Webster City, Iowa. A little tidbit: Mackinlay Kantor also wrote the novel-in-verse Glory for Me, the basis for the movie The Best Years of Our Lives.
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