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
Gettysburg, set during the Civil War.