MacKinlay Kantor was born on February 4, 1904 in Webster City, Iowa, USA as Benjamin MacKinlay Kantor. He was a writer and actor, known for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Deadly Is the Female (1950) and Follow Me, Boys! (1966). He was married to Florence Irene Layne. He died on October 11, 1977 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.