Entertainment & Arts
Prolific British actor Leslie Phillips was the voice of the Sorting Hat, which placed Harry Potter and friends into their respective Hogwarts houses.
Nov. 8, 2022
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(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX) Sparks / New York * *--* SPARKS Points Lisa Leslie 21.0 Rebounds Leslie 7.8 Assists Nikki Teasley 6.3 Steals Leslie/Tamecka Dixon 2.50 Blocks Leslie 3.25 *--* *--* NEW YORK Points Tamika Whitmore 18.8 Rebounds Tari Phillips 4.8 Assists Teresa Weatherspoon 8.2 Steals Phillips 1.40 Blocks Sue Wicks/Whitmore 0.40 *--*
Aug. 27, 2002
Company Town
Marv Dauer hunkered down in the 19th Hole Restaurant at MountainGate Country Club at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Dec. 5, 2018
Music
First things first: Singer-songwriter Sam Phillips was born Leslie Phillips and, she insists, it wasn’t until producer T-Bone Burnett heard someone using her longtime nickname that she had any idea Sam Phillips was already a hallowed name in rock history as the man who discovered Elvis Presley.
Dec. 8, 1988
Business
Electro Rent Corp., Culver City, has promoted Leslie R.
Nov. 11, 1987
California
Leslie Hypes, 88, spent Monday morning giving his Anaheim neighbors peaches canned from a backyard tree.
July 17, 1985
Tamika Whitmore and Tari Phillips came up big against the defending champion Sparks.
July 19, 2002
Lisa Leslie and Mwadi Mabika of the Sparks were named to the All-WNBA first team Saturday.
Sept. 1, 2002
WNBA: Spark center takes regular-season honor for first time, receiving 51 of 60 first-place votes.
Aug. 27, 2001
Chris Willman’s interview of media darling Sam (Don’t Call Me Leslie) Phillips hit a new low in liberal hate speech (Film Clips, May 28).
June 11, 1995