guy fulton mccrone (13 september 1898 – 30 may 1977) was a scottish author active from the late 1930s onwards. he was born in birkenhead to scottish parents. after the family returned to their native glasgow, mccrone was educated at the glasgow academy, then went on to read for a degree in modern languages at pembroke college, cambridge, after which he travelled to vienna, where he studied singing. returning to scotland, he organised the first british performance of berlioz's "les troyens" and was a founding member of the glasgow citizen's theatre, together with his cousin, the playwright osborne henry mavor.