Leith Academy -
Leung, Katie -
Levine, Arthur -
Lewis, C.S. -
Lewis, Matthew -
Christopher Little Agency, The -
Lloyd-Pack, Roger -
Lynch, Evanna
Leith Academy
The school where JKR taught French in Edinburgh in the mid-1990s
("Tales from a Single Mother," Eddie Gibb,
The Sunday Times, 29 June 1997). JKR recalls that her students "used to
take
the mickey out of her, mock her English accent. But they were never
sure whether to do her as a cockney or a
Hooray
Henry, so she taught them how to do Forest-of-Dean."
("Harry, Jessie and Me,"
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 8 July 2000).
Leung, Katie
Cast in the role of
Cho Chang in the
Harry Potter films, Leung
(born in 1987 in Scotland) had no previous acting experience. Further
information can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001059/
Levine, Arthur
An Editorial Director of his own imprint (Arthur A. Levine Books) through
Scholastic, Inc. and a Vice President of Scholastic, Arthur Levine led the
negotiations on behalf of Scholastic to obtain the U.S. publishing rights
to Rowling's novels in 1997.
Janet Hogarth, originally part of Barry Cunningham's team in the
Children's Book Division at Bloomsbury, had joined Scholastic and urged
Levine to consider acquiring the U.S. publication rights. Levine read
PS on a flight from New York
to the Bologna Book Fair in Italy. He continued to bid higher and higher for
the publication rights, eventually paying $100,000 (£66,666).
It was possibly Scholastic's payment of this enormous figure which led
to instant media attention, thereby putting Rowling's work in the spotlight
more than the already-favorable reviews might have done
(SS_JKRB).
Lewis, Clive Staples ('Jack') (1898 - 1963)
C.S. Lewis is the author of The Chronicles of Narnia series, which
is frequently cited by JKR as amongst her favorites and which she has re-read
many times. "Even now, if I was in a room with one of the Narnia books I
would pick it up like a shot and re-read it"
("Harry Potter Charms a Nation," Helen de Bertodano,
The Electronic Telegraph, 25 July 1998).
For additional information about C.S. Lewis, please consult
the C.S. Lewis Foundation. The following is also
an excellent resource:
http://cslewis.drzeus.net/
Lewis, Matthew
Born in June 1989 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Matthew Lewis was a fan
of the books before being cast as
Neville Longbottom in the
Harry Potter films.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001059/
Christopher Little Agency, The
JKR's literary agent is Christopher Little of The Christopher Little Agency
in London. Of their letter accepting her manuscript of
PS, JKR said:
"It was the best letter of my life; I read it eight times"
("£100,000 success story for penniless mother," Nigel
Reynolds, The Telegraph, Spring 1997). It was Christopher Little who
suggested the pen name of
"J. K. Rowling" rather than
"Joanne Rowling"
(SS_JKRB).
Lloyd-Pack, Roger
Born in February 1944 in London, England, Roger Lloyd-Pack was cast in
the role of Barty Crouch in the
Harry Potter films.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001059/
Lynch, Evanna
Born in 1991, Evanna Lynch was cast in
the role of Luna Lovegood in the
Harry Potter films.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2121541/
