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The Unsinkable Lee Grant Sets the Record Straight

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A star at 23, then blacklisted for 12 years, actress Lee Grant rebuilt her career, won a pair of Oscars, and caps it all with a frank and spirited memoir.

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To say that actress Lee Grant has seen it all would be an understatement.

She barreled onto the Broadway scene at the age of 23 in 1949 with Detective Story, and was nominated for an Oscar two years later when it was adapted into film.

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