Lynda lee potter biography
Lynda Lee-Potter was born on May 2, in Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK. She was married to Jeremy Lee-Potter.
Lynda Lee-Potter OBE (née Higginson; 2 May – 20 October ) was a British journalist....
Lynda Lee-Potter
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Lynda Lee-Potter OBE (born Lynda Higginson; 2 May 1935 – 20 October 2004) was a columnist for the British newspaper the Daily Mail.
Early years
Lynda Higginson was born into a working-class family in the mining town of Leigh, Lancashire, England. Her father was a miner, who would later turn to painting and decorating; her mother worked in a shoe shop.
Lynda Lee-Potter died at her home near Wareham in October , aged 69, after suffering from a brain tumour.Lynda won a place at Leigh Girls' Grammar School, which she described as "the escape route for ordinary children and the pathway to a new life".
Her first ambition was to become an actress and, aged 18, she went to London to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
She later told friends that she lost her Lancashire accent on the train down. After leaving the Guildhall School, and using the stage name Lynda Berrison, she won a part in one of Brian Rix's farces at the Whitehall Theatre.
Her life chang