Ian Bell (journalist)

Ian Bell
Born (1956-01-07)7 January 1956
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died 10 December 2015(2015-12-10) (aged 59)
Residence Coldingham
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
Occupation Journalist and writer

Ian Bell (7 January 1956 – 10 December 2015) was a Scottish journalist who won the Orwell Prize for political journalism in 1997.[1]

Early life

Bell was born in Edinburgh,[2] attending Portobello High School and the University of Edinburgh.[3] He was a great-great-nephew of James Connolly, the Irish revolutionary.[4]

Career

Bell wrote two volumes of a biography of Bob Dylan and one of Robert Louis Stevenson, Dreams of Exile, which the Saltire Society awarded Best First Book in 1994.[5]

He wrote for The Herald, The Sunday Herald, The Scotsman the Daily Record and TLS.[6] He worked as the Scottish editor of The Observer.[7] Bell was a noted advocate of Scottish nationalism over the course of his career.[1][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 Taylor, Alan (12 December 2015). "Ian Bell". The Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Herald writer and columnist Ian Bell dies at age of 59". BBC News. 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Hannan, Martin (11 December 2015). "Obituary: Ian Bell, journalist and author". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Connolly march scrapped after 20 years". The Herald. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ian Bell, award-winning Herald columnist, dies at age of 59". The Herald. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Hugh (11 December 2015). "Ian Bell: A man propelled by principle". The Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 McKenna, Kevin (12 December 2015). "Ian Bell dies aged 59". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ian Bell, journalist - obituary". The Telegraph. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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