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 Watch the video interview on our Patreon! Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar    Get Columbo merch on Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u   Send us a comment at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar

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In each episode, we’ll bring you a little Hollywood history, glamour, & behind the scenes as we walk you through Columbo, one of America’s greatest TV detective series. About the hosts: Brought to you by siblings Paul & Liz McDade. Alternating between editing, acting and writing, Paul Montez McDade has worked with a wondrous mix of filmmakers, writers and artists. McDade is currently producing a documentary portrait of Michael Esposito: an experimental artist and researcher in Electronic Voice Phenomena. In collaboration with author Jervey Tervalon, Paul is also adapting Jervey's novel Dead Above Ground into a series for television. Head to https://mcdadepaul.wixsite.com/mcdade or https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3134564/ for more information. Liz McDade is a life-long Columbo fan and grew up watching Columbo and eating popcorn on her parents' sofa. Now she eats popcorn & watches Columbo on her own sofa with her kids in Santa Cruz, CA, where she also runs a zero waste homegoods business. Head to NoTraceShop.com to learn more.