<p>Straight Outta Compton (Mackenzie)</p><p>Edward Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 17 Jan. Mainly remembered today for his 1947 comedy WHISKY GALORE, he wrote more than 100 books & influenced writers such as F Scott Fitzgerald, George Orwell, & Cyril Connolly</p><p>A 🎂🧵</p><p>1/4</p><p><a href="https://unherd.com/2022/11/the-forgotten-genius-of-compton-mackenzie/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="unherd.com/2022/11/the-forgotten-genius-of-compton-mackenzie/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unherd.com/2022/11/the-forgott</span><span class="invisible">en-genius-of-compton-mackenzie/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/modernism/" rel="tag">#modernism</a> <a href="/tags/comptonmackenzie/" rel="tag">#ComptonMackenzie</a> <a href="/tags/fscottfitzgerald/" rel="tag">#FScottFitzgerald</a> <a href="/tags/georgeorwell/" rel="tag">#GeorgeOrwell</a> <a href="/tags/cyrilconnolly/" rel="tag">#CyrilConnolly</a></p>