Lee Phillip Bell

Lee Phillip Bell (born Loreley June Phillip; June 10, 1928 – February 25, 2020) was an American talk show host and soap opera creator. During her career on Chicago television, she hosted over 10,000 programs and, early in her tenure, worked five shows a day, seven days a week. She went on to co-create two of American television's longest-running soap operas. Early life Bell was born Loreley June Phillip in Chicago, Illinois, to florists James A. and Helen Phillip (née Novak). Her parents named her after a Japanese Anemone flower. She had an older brother, J.R., and a younger brother, Russell. Bell graduated from what is now known as Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Illinois. She then received a degree in microbiology from Northwestern University. Career