Compton Mackenzie
| Sir Compton Mackenzie | |
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| Born |
Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie 17 January 1883 West Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Died | 30 November 1972 (aged 89) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Resting place | Barra, Scotland |
| Occupation | Scottish croquet player, actor, broadcaster, writer and political activist |
| Years active | 1907–1971 |
| Notable work |
Whisky Galore The Monarch of the Glen |
| Home town | Barra |
| Spouse(s) | Faith Stone (1905–60; her death) Christine McSween (1962–63; her death) Lillian McSween (1965–1972; his death) |
| Relatives |
Fay Compton (sister) Viola Compton (sister) Henry Compton (grandfather) |
Sir Compton Mackenzie, OBE (/ˈkʌmptən məˈkɛnzɪ/; 17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was an English born Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co-founders in 1928 of the Scottish National Party along with Hugh MacDiarmid, RB Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. He was knighted in 1952.
Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, into a theatrical family of Mackenzies, many of whose members used Compton as their stage surname, starting with his grandfather Henry Compton, a well-known Shakespearean actor of the Victorian era. His father, Edward Compton, and mother, Virginia Bateman, were actors and theatre company managers; his sister, Fay Compton, starred in many of J. M. Barrie's plays, including Peter Pan. He was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he graduated with a degree in modern history.
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