births
February 4, 1904
MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (died 1977)
MacKinlay Kantor
MacKinlay Kantor, 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 the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War.
February 4
February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remain until the end of the year.