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MacKinlay Kantor, known as "Mack." With the aid of online sources, it is now possible to retrace the life of MacKinlay Kantor's father, but the full story would likely be as long as one of his son's famous novels. To shorten a (very) long story, Kantor's errant father had very rare contact with his first wife and their children.
Jan 9, 2024 · In 1961, the American writer MacKinlay Kantor (1904-1977) published a book about Iowa history called Spirit Lake. At nearly 1,000 pages, it feels gargantuan in length. It took years to research and no doubt equal effort to write. Given its narrative intricacy, some people find it a challenge to read.
Florence Layne. Children. 2. Kantor in Sarasota (1950) MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), [1] born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, [1] 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 ...
Sep 30, 2016 · A Civil War Classic Endures. The cover of the Book Review on Oct. 30, 1955, was split in two. On one side, the historian Henry Steele Commager reviewed MacKinlay Kantor’s “Andersonville ...
The Library of Congress is the primary repository for MacKinlay Kantor's papers. Separately acquired, the Libraries holds a TLS 1p (MsL K167ro) to Edward G. Robinson (1893 -- 1973), Sarasota, Florida, 7 Dec. 1940, apologizing for having no ideas for a radio program; hoping Robinson can make a picture on General Grant; admitting he does have a screen treatment about Mosby.
Kantor, MacKinlay 1904– Kantor, an American author, is best known for his historical novels, especially Andersonville , for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. (See also Contemporary Authors , Vols ...
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May 5, 2023 · Apparently, while Andersonville won the Pulitzer Prize in 1956, one of MacKinlay Kantor’s few disappointments was that it lost the National Book Award to Ten North Frederick by John O’Hara (jury member Carlos Baker put Andersonville ahead of John O’Hara’s Ten North Frederick and Robert Penn Warren’s Band of Angels for the Pulitzer Prize).
