Emmy-winning cleaning soap author Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created CBS soaps The Younger and the Stressed and The Daring and the Lovely, has died.
She was 91.
Bell’s youngsters revealed the unhappy information to The Hollywood Reporter, with the next assertion:
Our mom was a loving and supportive spouse, mom and grandmother. Gracious and sort, she enriched the lives of all who knew her. We are going to miss her tremendously.
The Younger and the Stressed and The Daring and the Lovely took to the exhibits’ official Twitter accounts to pay their respects to Bell.
“We’re deeply saddened by the information of the passing of a member of our CBS household and Daytime neighborhood, Emmy Award successful broadcast journalist, and co-creator of Y&R and B&B, Lee Phillip Bell. She was a pioneer in tv and shall be missed dearly.”
Lee labored together with her late husband William J. Bell, they usually co-created The Younger and The Stressed in 1973 and The Daring and the Lovely in 1987.
Each exhibits nonetheless air on CBS to at the present time, and can possible be on the air for a number of extra years. Regardless of many soaps sinking within the scores, each have been resilient performers.
The truth is, Y&R was just lately renewed by way of 2024.
Lee received the Daytime Emmy for Excellent Daytime Drama Sequence in 1975 for her work on Y&R, and went on to obtain a Daytime Emmy for Lifetime Achievement in 2007.
The gifted author additionally had a profession as a TV persona, internet hosting The Lee Phillip Present for over 30 years.
Following the information breaking CBS cleaning soap stars took to social media to pay their respects, with Melody Thomas Scott, who performs Nikki Newman on Y&R, posted a photograph of herself and Bell.
We’re all devastated by the passing of Lee Phillip Bell. A tv pioneer and powerhouse in her personal proper, she elevated daytime tv in co-creating “The Younger and the Stressed” together with her equally iconic husband, Invoice Bell. We sadly mourn our true matriarch. 🙏🏻💜 pic.twitter.com/V5nUaz4N5E
— Melody Thomas Scott (@MelodyThomasSco) February 26, 2020
Jess Walton, who performs Jill Foster Abbott Fenmore Atkinson, additionally remembered Bell as one of many “most interesting ladies” she ever knew.
“RIP to the good Lee Bell. One of many most interesting ladies I’ve ever identified. A sort, light and really sensible woman.💙 to her youngsters and grandchildren and to all who knew her,” she mentioned by way of Twitter.
The Daring and the Lovely’s Katherine Kelly Lang shared the next:
Lee Philip Bell was such a category act! She was such an inspiration and cast the way in which for girls in leisure beginning her personal speak present in 1953!
And she or he actually was the title of one in every of her exhibits The Daring And The Lovely! She was an unbelievable mom and enterprise ladies.
And had a knack for balancing her life. She was sensible, humorous, at all times smiling or laughing, decided and powerful. She at all times made me really feel good once I was round her. She was so heat and caring.
Working together with her on @boldandbeautifulcbs for 33 years was such an honor and simply hanging out and laughing together with her was a lot enjoyable too! We are going to miss you Lee!
You had an unbelievable life. My ideas are with Brad, Invoice, and Lauralee and the remainder of the Bell household. A lot like to all🙏💖
Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Comply with him on Twitter.