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Compton MacKenzie

(1883-1972)
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist
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Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, (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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Born Edward Montague Compton MacKenzie
17 January 1883
West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Died
30 November 1972 (aged 89)
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Zodiac Capricorn
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  • Viola Compton
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  • Alan Howard
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