What is Compton Mackenzie?
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Sir Compton Mackenzie | image = Compton Mackenzie.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie | birth_date = {{birth date|1883|1|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[West Hartlepool]], England, UK | death_date = {{death date and age|1972|11|30|1883|1|17|df=y}} | death_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, UK | death_cause = Natural causes | resting_place = [[Barra]], Scotland, UK | occupation = Scottish croquet player, actor, broadcaster, writer and political activist | years_active = 1907–1971 | notable_works = [[Whisky Galore (novel)|Whisky Galore]]<br>[[The Monarch of the Glen (novel)|The Monarch of the Glen]] | spouse = Faith Stone (1905–1960) her death <br>Christine McSween (1962–1963) her death<br>Lillian McSween (1965–1972) his death | relations = [[Fay Compton]] (sister)<br>[[Viola Compton]] (sister)<br>[[Henry Compton (actor)|Henry Compton]] (grandfather) }} '''Sir Compton Mackenzie''', [[OBE]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʌ|m|p|t|ən|_|m|ə|ˈ|k|ɛ|n|z|ɪ}}; 17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972)<!--full dates in infobox, per MOS--> was a prolific writer of fiction, biography, histories, and memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur, and lifelong [[Scottish independence|Scottish nationalist]]. He was one of the co-founders in 1928 of the [[Scottish National Party]] along with [[Christopher Murray Grieve|Hugh MacDiarmid]], [[Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham|RB Cunninghame Graham]] and [[John MacCormick]]. ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|id=0533283|name=Compton Mackenzie}} * {{gutenberg author| id=Compton+Mackenzie | name=Compton Mackenzie}} * [http://www.bigredbook.info/compton_mackenzie.html Compton Mackenzie's appearance on This Is Your Life] * {{Find a Grave|15117366}} {{s-start}} {{s-aca}} {{succession box|title=[[Rector of the University of Glasgow]]|years=1931—1934|before=[[Stanley Baldwin]]|after=[[Iain Colquhou