Lee Phillip Bell, co-creator of iconic CBS soap operas, has died
Lee Phillip Bell, co-creator of two of the most successful daytime dramas — "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" — died Tuesday at age 91, her children announced, according to a press release obtained by CBS News.
Bell was born in Chicago where she began a career in broadcast journalism. She hosted her own show, "The Lee Phillip Show" on CBS stations for more than 30 years. Bell also produced two popular soap operas with her late husband William J. Bell, a screenwriter and producer who died in 2005.
"The Young and the Restless" first aired in 1973 and "The Bold and the Beautiful" first aired in 1987. Both shows are still on CBS.
She was once known as the "first lady of Chicago television," according to CBS Chicago.
Disclosure: "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" are produced by CBS Television, a division of ViacomCBS.
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