David Bell (television)
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David Bell was a Scottish
television
producer and director in the light entertainment
genre. In the mid 1980s, he became head of light entertainment at LWT. Live From Her Majesty's
, Copy Cats
and The Stanley Baxter Show number amongst his successes. He died of AIDS
, aged 53.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
producer and director in the light entertainment
Light entertainment
Light entertainment is a term used to describe a broad range of usually televisual performances. These include comedies, variety shows, quiz/game shows, sketch shows and people/surprise shows.-Light entertainment in Britain:...
genre. In the mid 1980s, he became head of light entertainment at LWT. Live From Her Majesty's
Live From Her Majesty's
Live From Her Majesty's was a Sunday night live variety show which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network and ran from 1982 to 1988...
, Copy Cats
Copy Cats
David Crouse's short story collection Copy Cats was awarded the prestigious Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in 2005. Copy Cats was subsequently nominated for the Pen-Faulkner Award in 2006....
and The Stanley Baxter Show number amongst his successes. He died of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
, aged 53.