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Ian bell journalist biography of william hill
Ian Bell: Scottish journalist whose nationalist writing won ....
Ian Bell (journalist)
Scottish journalist and author
For other uses, see Ian Bell (disambiguation).
Ian Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1956-01-07)7 January 1956 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 10 December 2015(2015-12-10) (aged 59) Coldingham, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and writer |
Ian Bell (7 January 1956 – 10 December 2015) was a Scottish journalist and author who won the Orwell Prize for political journalism in 1997.
Over a thirty-year career he wrote for and edited: The Scotsman, The Herald, The Sunday Herald, the Daily Record and The Times Literary Supplement. He was named Scotland's columnist of the year four times between 2000 and 2012.
He completed three books- two volumes on Bob Dylan and a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Early life
Ian Mackay Bell was born on 7 January 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] His father was Ian Bell, a fireman on steam trains and a tra