Compton Mackenzie
(1883-1972), WriterSir (Edward Montague Anthony) Compton Mackenzie
Sitter associated with 76 portraits
Born in West Hartlepool, Cleveland, Mackenzie was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford. His first novel was published in 1911, followed by Carnival (1912) and his semi-autobiographical Sinister Street (1913-14) whose hero is 'handicapped by a public school and university education.' His directorship of the Aegean intelligence service in Syra (Siros) during the First World War is recounted in Extremes Meet (1928). By 1933 Mackenzie was living on the Scottish island of Barra and had become a founder member of the National Party of Scotland (1928). His flamboyant character and novels like Whisky Galore (1947) established him as one of Scotland's best-loved authors.
by Walter Benington
vintage chlorobromide print, 1920s
NPG P976
by George Charles Beresford
black and white glossy print, April 1912
NPG x12903
by Bassano Ltd, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide press print, 1913
NPG x137240
by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 6 November 1914
NPG Ax7862
by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 6 November 1914
NPG Ax7826
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 28 October 1916
NPG x19048
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 28 October 1916
NPG x19049
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax3493
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136087
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 9 August 1939
NPG x27098
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 9 August 1939
NPG x27099
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 9 August 1939
NPG x27100
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 9 August 1939
NPG x27101
by London News Agency
bromide press print, 1949
NPG x184020
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1950s
NPG x128667
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1950s
NPG x13787
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