Interview with Lee Grant!

Paul & Liz interview actor, director, documentarian, & author Lee Grant. 

 

Listeners will definitely know her as Leslie Williams from Ransom for a Dead Man, but will probably also know her from at least one of her many films & tv shows.  Lee Grant has won numerous awards for her acting & directing, including an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in Shampoo with Warren Beatty, as well as an Oscar for best documentary feature for Down & Out in America, and Emmy awards for her performance on Peyton Place and the Neon Ceiling.

 

She also was an artistic director for the Actors Studio.  

 

She's written a memoir "I said Yes to everything" and we are so glad that she said Yes to our podcast!

 

Books & Movies we discussed:

 

-Down & Out in America - Lee Grant documentary

-What Sex Am I? - Lee Grant documentary

-The Neon Ceiling starring Lee Grant

-Shampoo starring Lee Grant

-Detective Story starring Lee Grant

-Hope Runs High Films

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