hɪz sˈʌn, dˈeɪvɪd bˈɛl, wɪð hˈuːm hiː tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd ðə wˈɜːks ʌv dˈæfɪd ˈæp ɡwˈɪlɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, wʌzðə kjʊɹɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə ɡlˈɪn vˈɪvɪən ˈɑːɹt ɡˈælɚɹi ɪn swˈɑːnsiː.
His son, David Bell, with whom he translated the works of Dafydd ap Gwilym in 1942, was the curator of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea.