MacKinlay Kantor(1904-1977)

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Actor

MacKinlay Kantor was born on 4 February 1904 in Webster City, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Gun Crazy (1950) and Happy Land (1943). He was previously married to Florence Irene Layne. He died on 11 October 1977 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

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Known for:

The Best Years of Our Lives

8.1

Writer(as Mackinlay Kantor)

1946

Gun Crazy

7.6

Writer

1950

Happy Land

6.7

Writer

1943

Mountain Music

7.3

Writer

1937

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Writer

Disneyland
- book "God and My Country"
- TV Series
- 1981
Follow Me, Boys!
- book "God and My Country"
- 1966
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
- novel "The Happy Land"
- TV Series
- 1956
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
- screenplay
- 1953
Studio One
- story
- TV Series
- 1953
Lux Video Theatre
- story
- TV Series
- 1951
Danger
- story
- TV Series
- 1951
Gun Crazy
- screenplay by
- story "Gun Crazy"
- 1950
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
- story
- 1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
- from a novel by (as Mackinlay Kantor)
- 1946
Gentle Annie
- novel
- 1944
Happy Land
- from the novel by
- 1943
The Man from Dakota
- novel "Arouse and Beware"
- 1940
Mountain Music
- story
- 1937
The Voice of Bugle Ann
- from the book by
- 1936

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Alternative name
- Mackinlay Kantor
Born
- February 4, 1904
- Webster City, Iowa, USA
Died
- October 11, 1977
- Sarasota, Florida, USA(heart condition)
Spouse
- Florence Irene LayneJuly 2, 1926 - October 11, 1977 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Novel: "Wicked Water". NOTE: Filmed as Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953).

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Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, a former journalist and writer of pulp fiction for magazines. His works range from the sentimental "Glory for Me" (popularly filmed as The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)) to tough crime stories like "Gun Crazy" (1950) (filmed as Gun Crazy (1950)) and "Diversey" (1928). Some of his novels deal with historical subjects, such as the American Civil War.