Compton Mackenzie | |
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 Mackenzie in 1914 | |
| Born | 17 January 1883 West Hartlepool, County Durham, England |
| Died | 30 November 1972 (aged 89) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Resting place | Barra, Scotland |
| Education | St Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
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| Years active | 1907–1971 |
| Notable work | Whisky Galore The Monarch of the Glen |
| Spouses | Christine McSween
(m. 1962; died 1963)Lilian McSween (m. 1965) |
| Father | Edward Compton |
| Relatives | Fay Compton (sister) Francis Compton (brother) Viola Compton (sister) Henry Compton (grandfather) |
Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, OBE (17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was a 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 National Party of Scotland along with Hugh MacDiarmid, R. B. Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. He was knighted in the 1952 Birthday Honours List.