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A Scot by adoption, MacKenzie (1883 -1972) abandoned a legal career to take up writing full-time. He produced novels and plays which met with critical and commercial success and after the First World War produced several volumes recounting his experiences in the Dardanelles. He settled on Barra in 1928 and immersed himself in Scottish life and politics. Mackenzie's most significant and popular works were written here including Whisky Galore, Rockets Galore (both of which became successful films), and the six-volume dynastic epic, The Four Winds of Love. He died in Edinburgh but is buried on Barra.