Bill Bagnall | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 27, 1926 Taft, California |
| Died | November 22, 2006 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Magazine editor and publisher |
Bill Bagnall (born Taft, California March 27, 1926; died November 22, 2006[1]) was publisher of Motorcyclist magazine,[2] and an editor of the magazine for 20 years (1952–1972).[3][4]
He served in the Philippines in the United States Army during World War II,[4][5] after which he purchased a Norton ES2 motorcycle and became a photographer for Motorcyclist. This became a position as editor at the magazine working as associate editor for 90 days in 1950, then hired permanently in 1953.[2] He sold Motorcyclist to Petersen Publishing in 1972 and retired in the early 1970s.[1]
Bagnall was American Motorcyclist Association president for three years.[1] In 1999, he was inducted to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.[1][4]
From 1983 until 2011, Bagnall ran a popular photographic equipment swap meet in the Los Angeles area.[6][7]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Dealernews Co-founder, Motorcycle Hall-of-Famer Bagnall Dies". Dealernews. November 28, 2006. http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=388432. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Former Editor and Publisher of Motorcyclist Dies". February 2009. http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/newsandupdates/122_0612_bill_begnall_dies/.
- ↑ "A Century of Motorcycling: 100 Years of Motorcyclist Magazine". September 2012. http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/mc_100/122_1209_a_century_of_motorcycling_a_hundred_years_of_motorcyclist_magazine/. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 B at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame
- ↑ Richard Parks (2007). "Say Goodbye to Bill Bagnall". Hot Rod Hotline. http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/guestcolumnists/richardscorner/07bagnall/. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ Robert Lachman (May 14, 1988). "Swap Meets Offer Gadgets Galore". http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-14/news/li-2860_1_camera-expo. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "Dealer's page". Bagnall's Camera Expo. http://www.cameraexpo.com/DealersPage.html. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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