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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 ...
Compton Mackenzie was a British novelist who suffered critical acclaim and neglect with equal indifference, leaving a prodigious output of more than 100 novels, plays, and biographies. Born into a well-known theatrical family, he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and turned from the stage
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Compton Mackenzie has 195 books on Goodreads with 10856 ratings. Compton Mackenzie’s most popular book is Whisky Galore.
Nov 30, 2022 · Compton Mackenzie was a prolific and versatile writer who emancipated the English novel and championed Scottish nationalism. He wrote more than 100 books, including Whisky Galore, a bestseller and a film classic, and co-founded the SNP.
Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, OBE 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.
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Sir Compton Mackenzie, OBE ( / ˈkʌmptən məˈkɛnzɪ /; 17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was a prolific writer of fiction, biography, histories, and 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 ...
Compton Mackenzie was from 1920–1923 Tenant of Herm and Jethou and he shares many similarities to the central character in D.H. Lawrence's His father, Edward Compton, was an actor and theatre company manager; his sister, Fay Compton, starred in many of James M. Barrie's plays, including Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up .
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