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MacKinlay Kantor

1904 - 1977

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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. He also wrote the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. MacKinlay Kantor is the 6,872nd most popular writer (down from 6,586th in 2019), the 14,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,842nd in 2019) and the 1,047th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 6,872 out of 7,302Before him are Kaori Ekuni, Robert C. Cooper, Boris Izaguirre, Mercy Otis Warren, Ingrid Klimke, and Jérôme Ferrari. After him are H. Beam Piper, Kiran Desai, Dan Stanca, Amma Darko, Michael Goldenberg, and Cyprian Ekwensi.

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Among people born in 1904, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 361Before him are Dorothy Fields, George Formby, Anders Lange, Alice White, Gwen Lee, and James T. Farrell. After him are H. Beam Piper, Johnny Mack Brown, Jerry Colonna, and Marian Nixon. Among people deceased in 1977, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 283Before him are Dorothy Davenport, Gertrude Astor, Guy Lombardo, Tom C. Clark, Charlotte Greenwood, and Allison Hayes. After him are Roop Singh, and Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 14,766 out of 20,380Before him are Chrissy Metz (1980), Jason Mitchell (1987), Andrea Bowen (1990), Gerald Tinker (1951), Chris Colfer (1990), and Chuck Share (1927). After him are Mark Aguirre (1959), Jon Drummond (1968), Frances Langford (1913), Tom Laughlin (1931), Rex J. Walheim (1962), and Lucas Grabeel (1984).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 1,047Before him are James Gleick (1954), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), William Gilmore Simms (1806), James T. Farrell (1904), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), and Mercy Otis Warren (1728). After him are H. Beam Piper (1904), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), Dave Eggers (1970), Howard Gordon (1961), and Josephine Johnson (1910).