Charles Greenleaf Bell was born on October 31, 1916 in Greenville, MS, to Percy (a lawyer) and Nona Archer Bell. A young and impressionable little boy, Bell took full advantage of every educational opportunity. Today he has an impressive educational background . Graduating as a Rhodes Scholar, Bell received a B.S. from the University of Virginia in 1936. From Oxford, he received a B.A. in 1938, an M.A. in 1938, and a Litt. B. in 1939 (Rosenblum 25).Bell became an instructor in English at Blackburn College (1939-40) before leaving for Iowa State University, where he taught English (1940-43) and then physics (1943-45). Later, Bell joined the University of Chicago as an assistant professor of humanities. Leaving Chicago in 1956, he became a Fulbright professor at Technische Hockschule in Munich, Germany. Bell then went to St. John"s College in Maryland as a tutor until 1967. Next, Bell went to St. John"s College in New Mexico (1967- ) as a tutor and director of graduate preceptorial (1972-73). Bell worked as a lecturer at several colleges such as Black Mountain College, the University of Rochester, and the Springfield Public Library. Also, Bell has served as a guest professor at the University of Frankfurt in Germany, the State University of New York, and the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez (Rosenblum 25, Contemporary Authors 50-1). Charles Bell"s writings include Songs for a New America (verse), Delta Return (verse), The Married Land (1st novel in trilogy), The Half Gods (2nd novel in trilogy), and Five Chambered Hearth. Bell"s works in progress are The Third Kingdom, completing the trilogy; Loves Five-Fold, a collection of verse; See It Whole, a volume of articles; Symbolic History, a series of slide-tape dramas; and a study of western arts and soul Among his awards and honors are the Rhodes Scholarship in 1938-39, the Rockefeller post-war fellow in 1948, the FordFoundation fellow in 1952-3, and the Fulbright fellow. Charles G. Bell died Dec 2010.