Several of his novels were adapted for films. Kantor passed his payment on to Trumbo to help him survive.

In 1992, it was revealed that he had allowed his name to be used on a screenplay written by Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, who had been blacklisted as a result of his refusal to testify before the House Un-American Committee (HUAC) hearings. It was based on his short story by the same name, published Februin a 'slick' magazine, The Saturday Evening Post. In addition to journalism and novels, Kantor wrote the screenplay for Gun Crazy (aka Deadly Is the Female) (1950), a noted film noir. He also saw combat during the Korean War as a correspondent. Nevertheless he was decorated with the Medal of Freedom by Gen.

After flying on several bombing missions, he asked for and received training to operate the bomber's turret machine guns (this was illegal, as he was not in service). Kantor's first novel was published when he was 24.ĭuring World War II, Kantor reported from London as a war correspondent for a Los Angeles newspaper. Kantor started writing seriously as a teen-ager when he worked as a reporter with his mother at the local newspaper in Webster City. His mother, a journalist, encouraged Kantor to develop his writing style. Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa, in 1904. 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 No matter what happens, you've written the biggest, the most moving novel I've read by any American (excepting perhaps Moby Dick).'' A terrific association copy of this Pulitzer winner.Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. According to the Pulitzer Prize's official website, 'On May 25, 1955, when he received the final pages of the novel, Targ wrote: 'I feel something historical about this day. William 'Bill' Targ was an editor at World, who published the American edition of this book in 1955, and then Putnam's, as well as a major bibliophile. The paper has age-toned, otherwise a sharp, clean copy in a Very Good dust jacket that has shallow chips and tears at the spine ends, as well as upper edge of the rear panel other light rubbing to the DJ as well, which is now housed in a mylar wrap. 1956, First UK edition of this Civil War novel that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the same year. Inscribed by the author to his editor William Targ.

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