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Sep 08, 2014mswrite rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I always liked Lee Grant as an actress. She was... I dunno...different. Not conventionally beautiful, yet strikingly attractive. Not a comedienne, yet hilariously funny in certain roles ("The Landlord," "Plaza Suite"). A wonderful dramatic actress, especially when she's a baddie (episodes of "Ironside" and "Columbo" come immediately to mind). After reading her memoir, "I Said Yes to Everything" (great title, that) I like her even more as a woman. Grant had barely begun to come into her own as an established performer before the venal House Un-American Activities Committee took it all (or nearly all) away from her, largely because she declined to name names. She persevered, fighting back where she could, while struggling with a difficult marriage and the demands of parenthood. Grant talks about all sorts of things here, in a thoughtful, direct way, revealing things about her life's journey that other actresses of her generation (and younger) might prefer to have kept hidden. Provocative. Poignant. Funny. Brave. I didn't want "I Said Yes to Everything" to end. Which I guess means I don't want Lee Grant to end.