First Name |
Martin
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Last Name |
Bell
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Full Name at Birth |
Martin Bell
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Alternative Name |
Martin Bell OBE, The Man In The White Suit, Martin Bell Officer of the Order of the British Empire, M. Bell
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Birthday |
31st August, 1938
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Birthplace |
Redisham, Suffolk, England, UK
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Grey
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Distinctive Feature |
1977 WINNER : Royal Television Society's Reporter of the Year award., 1993 WINNER : Royal Television Society's Reporter of the Year award., 1997 ELECTION : elected an MP with a majority of 11,077 votes in Tatton constituency in Cheshire., The Man In The White Suit, 1992 AWARDED : the Order of the British Empire.(OBE)
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Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
British
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High School |
2.0 > The Leys School in Cambridge, 2.1 > The Leys School is a co-educational Independent school in Cambridge, England. It is a day and boarding school for about 574 pupils between the ages of eleven and eighteen., 1.0 > Taverham Hall School in Norwich, 1.1 > Taverham Hall School was an independent co-educational day and boarding preparatory school. Situated in Taverham, Norfolk, it was founded in 1920. The school accommodates over 300 pupils between the ages of 1 and 13.
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University |
1.0 > King's College, Cambridge (1st Class Honours Degree in English), 1.1 > King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city.
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Occupation Text |
journalist & author, ex-war reporter, ex-independent politician, UNICEF Ambassador, ex-acting corporal
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Occupation |
Journalist
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Year(s) Active |
1962 > 1997 (news assistant in Norwich : for the BBC), 1997 > 2001 (Member of Parliament [MP] : for Tatton), 1965 > 1995 (foreign affairs correspondent : for the BBC), 1977 > 1978 (diplomatic correspondent : for the BBC), 1978 > 1989 (chief Washington correspondent : for the BBC), 1989 > 1994 (Berlin correspondent : for the BBC), 1997 > 1997 (independent political candidate : the 1997 UK G.E.), 2001 > ???? (Ambassador : for UNICEF Humanitarian Emergencies), 2003 > 2003 (news analyser : ITN's Channel Five News), 2004 > 2004 (independent political candidate : the European Parliament 2004 Election), 1995 > 2017 (book author : 8 books), 1964 > 1965 (general reporter in London : for the BBC)
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
A> Agency : Gordon Poole Agency Ltd, B> Url : https://www.gordonpoole.com/, C> Profile : https://www.gordonpoole.com/talent/martin-bell-obe/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SS%20-%20Names&utm_term=martin%20bell%20agent&utm_content=Martin%20Bell%20-%20Agent, D> Agency : Barbara Levy Literary Agency, E> Url : barbaralevyagency.com/, F> Profile : http://barbaralevyagency.com/john-williams-1-1/, G> Agency : After Dinner Speakers & Comedians, H> Url : https://www.comedians.co.uk/, I> Profile : https://www.comedians.co.uk/profiles/martin-bell/, J>, K>, L>, M>, N>
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Pets |
David Soul
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Favorite People |
Alastair Campbell, Helen Witherow (surgeon), Philip Hobsbaum, Anthony Burgess
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Favorite Places |
Tatton in Cheshire, England
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Martin Bell, OBE (born 31 August 1938) is a British UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Ambassador, a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton from 1997 to 2001. He is sometimes known as "the man in the white suit".