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| birth_date = 1937 |
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| death_date = 2003 |
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| nationality = Canadian |
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| notableworks = ''Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory'' |
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'''Donald Bell''' (1937–2003) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] journalist |
'''Donald Bell''' (1937–2003) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] journalist who won the [[Stephen Leacock Award]] in 1973 for his book ''Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory''.<ref name=brandon>"Bell Receives Award for Most Humorous Book". ''[[Brandon Sun]]'', June 25, 1973.</ref> The book has also been credited with helping to make the [[Montreal-style bagel|bagel]] a staple of [[Montreal|Montreal's]] food culture beyond the city's Jewish community alone.<ref>Maria Balinska, ''The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread''. [[Yale University Press]], 2008. {{ISBN|9780300142327}}. p. 183.</ref> |
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Based in Montreal, Bell was a columnist for ''[[Books in Canada]]'' and a contributor to various newspapers and magazines. He was an early popularizer of the theory that [[Thomas Neill Cream]], a Canadian medical doctor, was the real [[Jack the Ripper]], through pieces published in both ''[[The Criminologist (magazine)|The Criminologist]]'' and the ''[[Toronto Star]]''.<ref>"Gruesome twosome: Jack The Ripper: The Bloody Truth by Melvin Harris and Jack: A Novel About Jack The Ripper by Chris Scott". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 1, 1988.</ref> |
Based in Montreal, Bell was a columnist for ''[[Books in Canada]]'' and a contributor to various newspapers and magazines. He was an early popularizer of the theory that [[Thomas Neill Cream]], a Canadian medical doctor, was the real [[Jack the Ripper]], through pieces published in both ''[[The Criminologist (magazine)|The Criminologist]]'' and the ''[[Toronto Star]]''.<ref>"Gruesome twosome: Jack The Ripper: The Bloody Truth by Melvin Harris and Jack: A Novel About Jack The Ripper by Chris Scott". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 1, 1988.</ref> |
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| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 2003 |
| Occupation | Journalist, humorist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory |
Donald Bell (1937–2003) was a Canadian journalist who won the Stephen Leacock Award in 1973 for his book Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory.[1] The book has also been credited with helping to make the bagel a staple of Montreal's food culture beyond the city's Jewish community alone.[2]
Based in Montreal, Bell was a columnist for Books in Canada and a contributor to various newspapers and magazines. He was an early popularizer of the theory that Thomas Neill Cream, a Canadian medical doctor, was the real Jack the Ripper, through pieces published in both The Criminologist and the Toronto Star.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bell Receives Award for Most Humorous Book". Brandon Sun, June 25, 1973.
- ^ Maria Balinska, The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread. Yale University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780300142327. p. 183.
- ^ "Gruesome twosome: Jack The Ripper: The Bloody Truth by Melvin Harris and Jack: A Novel About Jack The Ripper by Chris Scott". Toronto Star, October 1, 1988.
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