MacKinlay Kantor was born on 4 February 1904 in Webster City, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Hayatımızın En Güzel Yılları (1946), Gun Crazy (1950) and Happy Land (1943). He was married to Florence Irene Layne. He died on 11 October 1977 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.