Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Compton Mackenzie
Born: January 17, 1883
Died: November 30, 1972 (aged 89)
Bio: Sir Compton Mackenzie was a Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist.
Known for:
- Whisky Galore (1947)
- The Monarch of the Glen (1941)
- Sinister Street (1913)
- The Highland Omnibus
- Vestal Fire (1927)