MacKintosh also achieved literary acclaim under another pseudonym, Gordon Daviot, and her first play, " Richard of Bordeaux" , launched the career of John Gielgud.

麦金托什还以另一个笔名戈登·戴维奥特获得了文学赞誉，她的第一部戏剧《波尔多的理查德》开启了约翰·吉尔古德的职业生涯。