Compton MacKenzie(1883-1972)

Writer
Actor

Compton MacKenzie was born on 17 January 1883 in West Hartlepool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Sylvia Scarlett (1935), The Ballet Girl (1916) and Carnival (1946). He was married to Lillian McSween, Christine McSween and Faith Stone. He died on 30 November 1972 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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Sylvia Scarlett

6.2

Movie

Writer(as Compton Mac Kenzie)

1935

The Ballet Girl

Movie

Writer

1916

Carnival

5.8

Movie

Writer

1946

Sinister Street

Movie

Writer

1922

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Writer

Whisky Galore
5.9
- from the novel by (based on the original motion picture, screenplay by))
- 2016
Monarch of the Glen
7.7
TV Series
- inspired by "Highland" novels
- "Highland" novels
- 2000–2005
Sinister Street
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1969
Mad Little Island
6.0
- novel
- 1958
Whisky Galore!
7.1
- novel
- screenplay (as Compton Mackenzie)
- 1949
Carnival
5.8
- novel
- 1946
Sylvia Scarlett
6.2
- from the novel by (as Compton Mac Kenzie)
- 1935
Dance Pretty Lady
7.1
- novel "Carnival"
- 1931
Sinister Street
- novel
- 1922
The Ballet Girl
- adaptation
- novel "Carnival"
- 1916

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Alternative names
- Compton Mac Kenzie
Born
- January 17, 1883
- West Hartlepool, England, UK
Died
- November 30, 1972
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK(undisclosed)
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Stage: Wrote "Musical Chairs," performed at the Criterion Theatre in London, England, with John Gielgud, Carol Goodner, Frank Vosper and Finlay Currie in the cast. Theodor Komisarjevsky was director.

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Trivia
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.