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Kyle Onstott. Kyle Elihu Onstott (January 12, 1887 – June 3, 1966) [1] was an American novelist, known for his best-selling novel Mandingo (1957), which deals with slavery on an Alabama plantation with the fictional name of Falconhurst in the 1830s. The book was made into a 1961 play [2] and film of the same name, which was released in 1975.
- Kyle Elihu Onstott, January 12, 1887, Du Quoin, Illinois, U.S.
- Mandingo
OCLC. 2123289. Mandingo is a novel by Kyle Onstott, published in 1957. The book is set in the 1830s in the Antebellum South primarily around Falconhurst, a fictional plantation in Alabama owned by the planter Warren Maxwell. The narrative centers on Maxwell, his son Hammond, and the Mandingo slave Ganymede, or Mede.
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Kyle Onstott. (Information from the article "The Master of Mandingo" by Rudy Maxa, which appeared in The Washington Post, July 13, 1975.) The son of a midwestern general store owner, he moved to California with his widowed mother in the early 1900s and was a local breeder and judge in regional dog shows. He was an eccentric who was happy with a ...
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- January 12, 1887
- Kyle Onstott
- June 1, 1966
Jan 29, 2021 · Mandingo is 1957 novel by Kyle Onstott. The book is set in the 1830s in the antebellum South primarily around Falconhurst, a fictional plantation in Alabama owned by the planter Warren Maxwell. The narrative centers on Maxwell, his son Hammond, and the Mandingo slave Ganymede, or Mede. Mandingo is a tale of cruelty toward the black people of ...
The screenplay, by Norman Wexler, was adapted from the 1957 novel Mandingo by Kyle Onstott, and the 1961 play Mandingo by Jack Kirkland (which is derived from the novel). The film stars Perry King as Hammond, the son of cruel slave owner Warren Maxwell (James Mason). Hammond is known to rape the female slaves on his father's plantation, and his ...
- July 25, 1975 (United States)
- Dino De Laurentiis Company
Mandingo is a novel by Kyle Onstott, published in 1957. The book is set in the 1830s in the Antebellum South primarily around Falconhurst, a fictional plantation in Alabama owned by the planter Warren Maxwell. The narrative centers on Maxwell, his son Hammond, and the Mandingo slave Ganymede, or Mede. Mandingo is a tale of cruelty toward the black people of that time and place, detailing the ...
Falconhurst Series. 14 primary works • 14 total works. A series about the antebellum plantation Falconhurst and its ruthless masters, the Maxwells. Series was written out of chronological order. Written by three different authors: Kyle Onstott, Lance Horner and Ashley Carter (pen name of Harry Whittington).
