Compton MacKenzie was born on January 17, 1883 in West Hartlepool, England as Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie. He was a writer and actor, known for 西尔维娅传 (1935), The Ballet Girl (1916) and Sinister Street (1922). He was married to Lillian McSween, Christine McSween and Faith Stone. He died on November 30, 1972 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1919 for his work during World War I and made a Knight Bachelor in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to literature.
Also a versatile broadcaster and founder and editor of "The Gramophone" magazine.
Son of stage actors Edward Compton (d. 1918) and Virginia Bateman (d. 1940). Brother of actresses 费伊·康普顿 and Viola Compton and Francis Compton.
Granduncle of 特蕾西·里德.
Uncle of 安东尼·佩利西耶.
Scottish novelist, poet, memoirist, essayist and publicist, whose best known contribution to cinema was "Whiskey Galore", filmed at Ealing. He formerly worked as a literary critic for the London Daily Mail (1931-35) and as rector at Glasgow University (1931-34). He was also founder and editor of Gramophone Magazine (1923-62). The BBC TV series "Monarch of the Glen" (2000-2005) was loosely based on Mackenzie's Highland Novels.