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Compton Mackenzie

Compton Mackenzie
Mackenzie in 1914
Born(1883-01-17)17 January 1883
Died30 November 1972(1972-11-30) (aged 89)
Resting placeBarra, Scotland
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Occupations
  • Scottish croquet player
  • actor
  • broadcaster
  • writer
  • political activist
Years active1907–1971
Notable workWhisky Galore
The Monarch of the Glen
Spouses
(m. 1905; died 1960)
Christine McSween
(m. 1962; died 1963)
Lilian McSween
(m. 1965)
FatherEdward Compton
RelativesFay 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, Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. He was knighted in the 1952 Birthday Honours List.


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