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She was an actress, often working under the stage name 'Faith Reynolds', up until she marryied Mackenzie in 1905. From 1908-1909, the couple lived at Toy Cottage in Gunwalloe, Cornwall. From the 1910s to the mid-1940s, the Mackenzies lived mainly on islands: first Capri, then Guernsey, then Eilean Aigas and Barra, in Scotland.
Faith was the first wife of celebrated author Compton Mackenzie, but her own achievements have been submerged under the weight of his fame and his colossal literary output. Rediscover a forgotten woman author who knew the most scandalous artists of the early 20th century.
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 Sinister Street (1922). He was married to Lillian McSween, Christine McSween and Faith Stone.
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Faith Compton Mackenzie is the author of The Crooked Wall (4.00 avg rating, 2 ratings, 0 reviews, published 1954), Mandolinata (3.00 avg rating, 1 rating...
Works by Faith Compton Mackenzie. Popular Recent. The crooked wall: A Victorian story of love (1954) 5 copies
Compton et Faith Mackenzie lui ont rendu visite à son domicile à Paradise Walk, Chelsea, décrivant ses conditions de vie comme ayant « une atmosphère de pauvreté sordide », conduisant le couple à l'inviter à Cornwall en mai 1908 [4]. En 1908, Gyles vit au 2 Oakley Crescent à Chelsea, avec Francis John Stamford et Minnie Brook [6].
