Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, OBE (17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was an English-born 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 Scottish National Party along with Hugh MacDiarmid, RB Cunninghame Graham and John MacCormick. He was knighted in 1952.
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Full name at birth | Edward Montague Compton MacKenzie
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Claim to fame | Whisky Galore
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Date of birth | 17 January 1883
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Place of birth | West Hartlepool, Durham, England
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Date of death | 30 November 1972
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Age | 89 (age at death)
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Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Cause of death | Natural death
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Resting place | Barra, Scotland
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Occupation | Writer, Nationalist, Literary critic, Actor, Producer
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