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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Famous quotes containing the word family:
“It seems to me that upbringings have themes. The parents set the theme, either explicitly or implicitly, and the children pick it up, sometimes accurately and sometimes not so accurately.... The theme may be “Our family has a distinguished heritage that you must live up to” or “No matter what happens, we are fortunate to be together in this lovely corner of the earth” or “We have worked hard so that you can have the opportunities we didn’t have.””
—Calvin Trillin (20th century)
“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“A family on the throne is an interesting idea.... It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)