John Joy Bell

Caricatur o Bell, drawn by Stuart Boyd.

J.J. Bell's heid-stane, St. Machar's Cathedral, Aiberdeen

John Joy Bell (7 Juin 1871 – 14 November 1934), wis a author an jurnalist forbye kent as J.J. Bell. He is nou best kent fir his buiks oan the chairacter Wee Macgreegor.

Life

JJ Bell wis born in 4 Bothwell Terrace in Hillhead, Glesga. He wis the auldest son o James Taylor Bell, that wrocht as a tabaccae makker.

Bell wis schuilt at Kelvinside Academy in Glesga and the Morrison's Academy in Crieff. He gaed til the University o Glesga, whaur he studied the chemistrie. Whan he becam a jurnalist, Bell wrocht at the Glesga Evenin Times, and forbye sub-editor o the Scots Pictorial. He scrieved anent the life o the common fowk in Glesga, aft times in the Scots. His chairacter o 'Macgreegor' in his Evenin Times airticles, and the stories he scrieved wis that weel kent thay becam buiks, an a film forby.

He is burrit in the kirkyaird o St Machar's Cathedral in Auld Aiberdeen. The heidstane is naur the nor'east neuk o the kirk.

Faimily

He wis mairit on Helen Robertson Geddes (1876-1949).

Publications

• The New Noah's Ark (1898).
• Jack of All Trades (1899).
• Songs of the Hour (1900).
• Wee Macgreegor (1902).
• Ethel (1903).
• Mistress McLeerie (1903).
• Wee Macgreegor Again (1904).
• Later Adventures of Wee Macgreegor (1904).
• Jess & Co. (1904).
• Mr. Pennycook's Boy (1905).
• Mr. Lion of London (1905).
• Clyde Songs and other verses (1906).
• Thou Fool! (1907).
• Joseph Redhorn (1908).
• Whither Thou Goest (1908).
• Oh! Christina! (1909).
• Dancing Days (1910).
• Wullie McWattie's Master (1910).
• The Indiscretions of Maister Redhorn (1911).
• Jim (1911).
• A Kingdom of Dreams (1911).
• The Best Man (1911).
• Courtin' Christina (1913).
• Bobby (1914).
• The Whalers (1914).
• The Misadventures of Joseph (1914).
• Wee Macgreegor Enlists (1915).
• Little Grey Ships (1916).
• Cupid in Oilskins (1916).
• Kiddies (1916).
• Till The Clock Stops (1916).
• Story of Kitty Carstairs (1917).
• Secret Cards (1917).
• All Ages (1918).
• Johnny Pride (1918).
• Atlantic Gold (1918).
• Just Jemima (1919).
• The Middle Strip (1919).
• Jimmy Johnny (1920).
• The Pie in the Oven (in 1 act) (1922).
• Wee Macgreegor's Party (in 1 act) (1922).
• Thread o' Scarlet (in 1 act) (1923).
• Those Class Distinctions (in 1 act) (1923).
• Wolves (in 1 act) (1923).
• Some Plain, Some Coloured (1923).
• The Nickums (1923).
• Mr. Craw (1924).
• Courtin' Christina (in 1 act) (1924).
• The Laird's Lucky Number (in 1 act) (1924).
• The Invisible Net (1924).
• The Braw Bailie (1925).
• Mr. and Mrs. Craw (1926).
• Exit Mrs. McLeerie (in 1 act) (1927).
• Betty (1927).
• Hoots! (1929).
• The Whale-Hunters (1929).
• Meet Mr. Craw (1929).
• Gambler's Hope (1929).
• Breaking Point (in 1 act) (1930).
• Good-morning Sir John (in 1 act) (1930).
• Laird of Glenlaggan (1931).
• The Glory of Scotland (1932).
• The Women (1932).
• I Remember (1932).
• Scotland's Rainbow West (1933).
• Hamish (1934).
• Scotland in Ten Days (1934).
• Melodies and Memories (1934).
• Do you remember?
• On the Quay (poem)
• Beyond London Lights (film)

Soorces

• reference.allrefer.com
• users.globalnet.co.uk
• theglasgowstory.com
• abebooks.co.uk
• factmonster.com
• Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 46.