Early Life
Mackenzie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22 May 1928 and educated at Holy Cross Academy. He studied History at Edinburgh University. He studied drama and joined Edinburgh's Gateway Theatre Company. He worked as a teacher and moved to London in 1960.
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