Family
Linklater married the Edinburgh-born, English-educated actress and campaigner for the arts and the environment Marjorie MacIntyre (1909–1997) on 1 June 1933. She later became active in local politics, and on the Scottish Arts Council in 1957–63. They had four children. Their elder son, Magnus Linklater (born 1942), is a journalist and former editor of The Scotsman and their second, Andro Linklater, is also a writer and journalist. Their elder daughter, Alison (born 1934), is an artist. Their younger daughter, Kristin Linklater, is an actor, voice teacher and author of Freeing the Natural Voice, and their grandson by Kristin, Hamish Linklater, is also an actor. Eric Linklater died in Aberdeen on 7 November 1974 and was buried at Harray on Mainland, Orkney.
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“A family in harmony will prosper in everything.”
—Chinese proverb.
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