Compton Mackenzie

Sir Compton Mackenzie OBE
Mackenzie in 1914
Born	(1883-01-17)17 January 1883 West Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Died	30 November 1972(1972-11-30) (aged 89) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Resting place	Barra, Scotland
Education	St Paul's School, London
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupations	Scottish croquet player actor broadcaster writer political activist
Years active	1907–1971
Notable work	Whisky Galore The Monarch of the Glen
Spouses	Faith Stone ​ ​ (m. 1905; died 1960)​ Christine McSween ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 1963)​ Lilian McSween ​ (m. 1965)​
Parent	Edward Compton (father)
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 1952.