Leslie Phillips died peacefully in his sleep on Monday at 98 years old, his agent Jonathan Lloyd tells BBC.
Born in 1924 in Tottenham, England, Phillips’ early years were a far cry from the luxurious lifestyle he portrayed onscreen. After his father died when he was 10, Phillips’ family sold their small home and began renting flats, struggling with financial troubles. Phillips’ way of helping out proved to be performing.
in 2009. “By the age of 14, I was earning more than the lot of them.” His career really began to kick off in the 1940sThe Red Shoesfranchise’s success, Phillips turned to more serious pictures in the ‘80s with supporting roles in Sydney Pollack’s
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