193:
but instead joined the newspaper in 1978 as a library assistant and shortly after became a sub-editor. He also wrote articles for the paper on rock and pop music, from the end of the seventies until 1986, when he became the literary editor. He was an active member of the
163:, Scotland. His father was Ian Bell, a fireman on steam trains and a trade unionist. His mother was Helen Bell (nÊe Mackay), a personnel worker with Edinburgh city water board. He lived on the Magdalene council estate and attended
714:
317:, in the Scottish Borders, for several years. He was there when he suddenly became unwell and died on 10 December 2015, at the age of 59. A memorial service was held on 22 December at
947:
973:
1084:
841:
1089:
324:
In April 2017 plans for an award for young writers being set up in his name was announced. The award itself was launched in
September 2017.
766:
740:
685:
266:
is a 590-page work which covers Dylan's career up to and including his fifteenth studio album "Blood on the Tracks". The second volume
1000:
274:
which was listed in catalogues by
Mainstream in 1992 as "coming soon" but remained unpublished, with Bell reworking it several times.
634:
307:
Bell's second marriage was to Mandy
Henriksen, an artist, and they had one son, Sean who became a journalist. He was a supporter of
1074:
1094:
1069:
202:, a role equivalent to shop steward. After a labour dispute where journalists were locked out, he left the Scotsman in 1987.
449:
143:. He was named Scotland's columnist of the year four times between 2000 and 2012. He completed three books- two volumes on
1022:
1079:
1064:
607:
506:
476:
918:
1099:
229:
195:
139:
20:
866:
560:
974:"Tributes of love and respect for colleague and friend Ian Bell as he is laid to rest in Edinburgh"
892:
978:
222:
168:
132:
90:
341:
318:
247:
164:
148:
299:
He was named columnist of the year at the
Scottish Press Awards in 2000, 2007, 2008 and 2012.
255:
240:
715:"Book World: Ian Bell's 'Once Up a Time' peels away Bob Dylan's legend to reveal his oeuvre"
1059:
1054:
690:
660:
380:
206:
199:
120:
8:
948:"Ian Bell: Scottish journalist whose nationalist writing won him the George Orwell Prize"
416:
815:
375:
585:
213:
127:
113:
for political journalism in 1997. Over a thirty-year career he wrote for and edited:
109:(7 January 1956 â 10 December 2015) was a Scottish journalist and author who won the
534:
286:
308:
176:
172:
1048:
923:
454:
421:
293:
235:
189:
115:
110:
314:
227:, having been persuaded by the editor Martin Clarke. He also worked on
70:
259:
160:
144:
51:
842:"Financial writer makes history at millennium Scottish Press Awards"
345:
680:
678:
791:
537:(Press release). National Union of Journalists. 8 January 2016
686:"Ian Bell, award-winning Herald columnist, dies at age of 59"
675:
588:(Press release). National Union of Journalists. 8 May 2017
741:"'Time Out of Mind: The Lives of Bob Dylan,' by Ian Bell"
342:"Herald writer and columnist Ian Bell dies at age of 59"
167:. He studied English Literature and Philosophy at the
258:
in
November 1992. He wrote a two-volume biography of
233:. He worked as the editor of the Scottish edition of
939:
919:"John McLellan collects newspaper of the year award"
635:"Goodbye, Dad ... A Tribute to Ian Bell by his son"
443:
441:
439:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
600:
500:
498:
767:"Book review: The Lives Of Bob Dylan by Ian Bell"
554:
552:
369:
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
355:
1046:
586:"Celebration of the life of NUJ member Ian Bell"
436:
395:
1001:"Media Release: Ian Bell award for new writing"
495:
549:
352:
159:Ian Mackay Bell was born on 7 January 1956 in
867:"Scottish Press Awards: full list of winners"
529:
527:
187:Bell applied to a graduate trainee scheme at
1023:"New journalism prize in memory of Ian Bell"
334:
450:"Obituary: Ian Bell, journalist and author"
658:
524:
1085:People educated at Portobello High School
504:
414:
839:
816:"1997 Journalism Prize Winner: Ian Bell"
507:"Ian Bell: A man propelled by principle"
477:"Connolly march scrapped after 20 years"
764:
558:
1047:
971:
945:
712:
447:
373:
1090:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
221:. In the late 1990s he worked at the
217:. As a freelancer, he also wrote for
1003:. allmediascotland.com. 4 April 2017
738:
659:Sutherland, John (3 December 1992).
632:
505:MacDonald, Hugh (11 December 2015).
415:MacAskill, Ewen (14 December 2015).
972:Hannan, Martin (23 December 2015).
559:McKenna, Kevin (12 December 2015).
448:Hannan, Martin (11 December 2015).
285:was awarded Best First Book by the
239:1988â1990. Bell was an advocate of
13:
946:Morton, Brian (17 December 2015).
765:Dunnett, Ninian (25 August 2013).
713:Malitz, David (30 November 2013).
296:for political journalism in 1997.
14:
1111:
608:"Ian Bell, journalist â obituary"
374:Taylor, Alan (12 December 2015).
175:. He was a great-great-nephew of
793:Ian Bell : Time Out of Mind
302:
270:was 570 pages. He wrote a novel
205:He next worked as sub-editor at
1015:
993:
965:
911:
893:"Scottish Press Awards winners"
885:
859:
840:MacLaren, Lorna (25 May 2000).
833:
808:
784:
758:
739:Dyer, Geoff (5 December 2014).
732:
706:
652:
633:Bell, Sean (13 December 2015).
626:
243:over the course of his career.
1075:Scottish political journalists
578:
469:
16:Scottish journalist and author
1:
1095:20th-century Scottish writers
1070:21st-century Scottish writers
327:
230:The Times Literary Supplement
196:National Union of Journalists
154:
140:The Times Literary Supplement
7:
179:, the Irish revolutionary.
171:where he graduated with an
10:
1116:
1080:Scottish newspaper editors
1065:Journalists from Edinburgh
246:Bell wrote a biography of
18:
277:
182:
96:
86:
78:
59:
37:
30:
21:Ian Bell (disambiguation)
561:"Ian Bell dies aged 59"
254:which was published by
169:University of Edinburgh
91:University of Edinburgh
665:London Review of Books
319:Mortonhall Crematorium
248:Robert Louis Stevenson
165:Portobello High School
149:Robert Louis Stevenson
1100:Scottish male writers
535:"Tribute to Ian Bell"
272:Whistling in the Dark
256:Mainstream Publishing
241:Scottish independence
100:Journalist and writer
820:orwellfoundation.com
200:Father of the Chapel
19:For other uses, see
719:The Washington Post
417:"Ian Bell obituary"
348:. 11 December 2015.
147:and a biography of
1029:. 7 September 2017
804:– via Vimeo.
745:The New York Times
694:. 11 December 2015
614:. 14 December 2015
214:The Sunday Herald
128:The Sunday Herald
104:
103:
1107:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1034:
1019:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
997:
991:
990:
988:
986:
969:
963:
962:
960:
958:
943:
937:
936:
934:
932:
915:
909:
908:
906:
904:
889:
883:
882:
880:
878:
863:
857:
856:
854:
852:
837:
831:
830:
828:
826:
812:
806:
805:
803:
801:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
762:
756:
755:
753:
751:
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
710:
704:
703:
701:
699:
682:
673:
672:
656:
650:
649:
647:
645:
630:
624:
623:
621:
619:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
582:
576:
575:
573:
571:
556:
547:
546:
544:
542:
531:
522:
521:
519:
517:
502:
493:
492:
490:
488:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
445:
434:
433:
431:
429:
412:
393:
392:
390:
388:
371:
350:
349:
338:
268:Time Out of Mind
264:Once Upon A Time
66:
63:10 December 2015
47:
45:
28:
27:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1105:
1104:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1032:
1030:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1006:
1004:
999:
998:
994:
984:
982:
970:
966:
956:
954:
952:The Independent
944:
940:
930:
928:
927:. 20 April 2012
917:
916:
912:
902:
900:
899:. 18 April 2008
891:
890:
886:
876:
874:
873:. 20 April 2007
865:
864:
860:
850:
848:
838:
834:
824:
822:
814:
813:
809:
799:
797:
790:
789:
785:
775:
773:
763:
759:
749:
747:
737:
733:
723:
721:
711:
707:
697:
695:
684:
683:
676:
657:
653:
643:
641:
631:
627:
617:
615:
606:
605:
601:
591:
589:
584:
583:
579:
569:
567:
557:
550:
540:
538:
533:
532:
525:
515:
513:
503:
496:
486:
484:
475:
474:
470:
460:
458:
446:
437:
427:
425:
413:
396:
386:
384:
372:
353:
340:
339:
335:
330:
305:
287:Saltire Society
283:Dreams of Exile
280:
252:Dreams of Exile
198:, where he was
185:
157:
87:Alma mater
74:
68:
64:
55:
49:
43:
41:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1113:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1041:
1040:
1014:
992:
964:
938:
910:
884:
858:
832:
807:
783:
757:
731:
705:
674:
651:
625:
599:
577:
548:
523:
494:
483:. 4 April 2007
468:
435:
394:
351:
332:
331:
329:
326:
321:in Edinburgh.
309:Hibernian F.C.
304:
301:
279:
276:
184:
181:
177:James Connolly
173:honours degree
156:
153:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
69:
67:(aged 59)
61:
57:
56:
50:
48:7 January 1956
39:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1112:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1002:
996:
981:
980:
975:
968:
953:
949:
942:
926:
925:
924:Press Gazette
920:
914:
898:
894:
888:
872:
868:
862:
847:
843:
836:
821:
817:
811:
795:
794:
787:
772:
768:
761:
746:
742:
735:
720:
716:
709:
693:
692:
687:
681:
679:
670:
666:
662:
655:
640:
636:
629:
613:
612:The Telegraph
609:
603:
587:
581:
566:
562:
555:
553:
536:
530:
528:
512:
508:
501:
499:
482:
478:
472:
457:
456:
451:
444:
442:
440:
424:
423:
418:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
383:
382:
377:
370:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
347:
343:
337:
333:
325:
322:
320:
316:
311:
310:
303:Personal life
300:
297:
295:
292:Bell won the
290:
288:
284:
275:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
244:
242:
238:
237:
232:
231:
226:
225:
220:
216:
215:
210:
209:
203:
201:
197:
192:
191:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
152:
150:
146:
142:
141:
136:
135:
130:
129:
124:
123:
118:
117:
112:
108:
99:
97:Occupation(s)
95:
92:
89:
85:
81:
77:
72:
62:
58:
53:
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1031:. Retrieved
1026:
1017:
1005:. Retrieved
995:
983:. Retrieved
979:The National
977:
967:
955:. Retrieved
951:
941:
929:. Retrieved
922:
913:
901:. Retrieved
897:The Guardian
896:
887:
875:. Retrieved
871:The Guardian
870:
861:
849:. Retrieved
845:
835:
823:. Retrieved
819:
810:
798:. Retrieved
792:
786:
774:. Retrieved
771:The Scotsman
770:
760:
748:. Retrieved
744:
734:
722:. Retrieved
718:
708:
696:. Retrieved
689:
668:
664:
661:"Heliotrope"
654:
642:. Retrieved
638:
628:
616:. Retrieved
611:
602:
590:. Retrieved
580:
568:. Retrieved
565:The Guardian
564:
539:. Retrieved
514:. Retrieved
510:
485:. Retrieved
480:
471:
459:. Retrieved
455:The Scotsman
453:
426:. Retrieved
422:The Guardian
420:
385:. Retrieved
379:
336:
323:
313:He lived in
312:
306:
298:
294:Orwell Prize
291:
282:
281:
271:
267:
263:
251:
245:
236:The Observer
234:
228:
224:Daily Record
223:
219:The Scotsman
218:
212:
207:
204:
190:The Scotsman
188:
186:
158:
138:
134:Daily Record
133:
126:
121:
116:The Scotsman
114:
111:Orwell Prize
106:
105:
65:(2015-12-10)
25:
1060:2015 deaths
1055:1956 births
698:11 December
618:14 December
570:14 December
487:14 December
461:14 December
79:Nationality
1049:Categories
1033:14 October
1027:The Herald
985:14 October
957:14 October
903:14 October
877:14 October
851:14 October
846:The Herald
825:14 October
800:14 October
691:The Herald
644:14 October
639:The Herald
541:15 October
516:27 October
511:The Herald
481:The Herald
428:14 October
387:14 October
381:The Herald
376:"Ian Bell"
328:References
315:Coldingham
208:The Herald
155:Early life
122:The Herald
73:, Scotland
71:Coldingham
54:, Scotland
44:1956-01-07
1007:7 October
776:7 October
750:7 October
724:7 October
671:(23): 12.
592:7 October
289:in 1994.
260:Bob Dylan
161:Edinburgh
145:Bob Dylan
52:Edinburgh
346:BBC News
107:Ian Bell
82:Scottish
32:Ian Bell
931:30 July
796:. 2014
278:Awards
183:Career
131:, the
1035:2017
1009:2017
987:2017
959:2017
933:2016
905:2017
879:2017
853:2017
827:2017
802:2017
778:2017
752:2017
726:2017
700:2015
646:2017
620:2015
594:2017
572:2015
543:2017
518:2017
489:2015
463:2015
430:2017
389:2017
211:and
137:and
60:Died
38:Born
1051::
1025:.
976:.
950:.
921:.
895:.
869:.
844:.
818:.
769:.
743:.
717:.
688:.
677:^
669:14
667:.
663:.
637:.
610:.
563:.
551:^
526:^
509:.
497:^
479:.
452:.
438:^
419:.
397:^
378:.
354:^
344:.
262:.
250:,
151:.
125:,
119:,
1037:.
1011:.
989:.
961:.
935:.
907:.
881:.
855:.
829:.
780:.
754:.
728:.
702:.
648:.
622:.
596:.
574:.
545:.
520:.
491:.
465:.
432:.
391:.
46:)
42:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.