Writer
MacKinlay Kantor
Born 1904-02-04Died 1977-10-11aged 73
MacKinlay Kantor (1904–1977) is best known for Gun Crazy and The Best Years of Our Lives.
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.