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MacKinlay Kantor

MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (died 1977)

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Born
February 4, 1904
Died
October 11, 1977
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1904

About MacKinlay Kantor

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. Kantor won a writing contest with his first story, "Purple". In 1928, Kantor published his first novel, Diversey, set in Chicago, Illinois.

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MacKinlay Kantor timeline

  1. In 1928, Kantor published his first novel, Diversey, set in Chicago, Illinois.
  2. 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.

The world when MacKinlay Kantor was born

MacKinlay Kantor was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in MacKinlay Kantor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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