John Joy Bell

**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)* 

## References

## Soorces

* reference.allrefer.com
* users.globalnet.co.uk
* theglasgowstory.com
* abebooks.co.uk
* factmonster.com
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