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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. MacKinlay Kantor is the 6,905th most popular writer (down from 6,586th in 2024), the 14,813th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,838th in 2019) and the 1,051st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 6,909 out of 7,302. Before him are Rahat Indori, Nic Pizzolatto, Kaori Ekuni, Robert C. Cooper, Boris Izaguirre, Mercy Otis Warren, Ingrid Klimke, Daniele Ganser, Jérôme Ferrari, and Nahoko Uehashi. After him are H. Beam Piper, and Kiran Desai.

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Among people born in 1904, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 361. Before 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 283. Before 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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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 1,051. Before 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).

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