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I Said Yes to Everything

by Lee Grant
Blue Rider. Jul. 2014. 368p. ISBN 9780399169304. $28.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698155114. FILM
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Just as Academy Award-nominated actress Grant (b. 1926) was working her way up into the leagues of the Hollywood elite, she fell victim to a political witch hunt. The television and film roles may have stopped coming but Grant was nowhere near throwing in the towel on her artistic dreams. Working her way up from the bottom, she won roles on stage, then landed back on screen, defying the odds with style and class. Her memoir gives film fans and others a no-holds-barred glimpse into the life of one of Hollywood's most talented and passionate actor-directors. Unapologetic and unafraid, the author reveals all the juicy details of a woman who lived in the spotlight—and on the Hollywood blacklist.
VERDICT Perfect for those who enjoyed Katharine Hepburn's memoir, Me (1991) and more recently, Judy Greer's I Don't Know What You Know Me From (2014), the book is fun, emotional, exciting, and full of all the glitz and wit you'd expect from Grant. [See Prepub Alert, 2/15/14.]
Reviewed by Melissa Culbertson, Homewood, IL , Jul 01, 2014
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