Festival of Books: actress Pam Grier
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The classic blacksploitation pics ‘Coffy’ and ‘Foxy Brown’ made Pam Grier a star, and Quentin Tarantino made sure people didn’t forget her talents with the 1997 picture ‘Jackie Brown.’ Now Grier has penned her first memoir, ‘Foxy: My Life in Three Acts,’ and she’ll be talking about it Sunday at 2 p.m. at the L.A. Times Festival of Books.
Jacket Copy: You’ve had legions of fans since ‘Coffy’ came out more than 30 years ago. What do you think they’ll find in your upcoming memoir ‘Foxy: My Life in Three Acts’ that they don’t already know about you?
Pam Grier: In 1976 to save the life of Richard Pryor’s miniature horse, I pulled her into the back seat of my yellow Jag XJ6L and Richard Pryor, in a bathrobe, and me in tennis clothing, drove down 405 to the vet with many cars following. Richard said that I made him laugh.
JC: What are you currently reading?
PG: ‘The World is Hot, Flat and Crowded’ by Thomas L. Friedman, ‘Giving the Love That Heals’ by Harville Hendricks, ‘The Post American World’ by Fareed Zakaria and ‘Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans’ by Dan Baum.
JC: What’s the best movie script you ever read?
PG: Best read? ‘Sophie’s Choice.’ Best read and acted in? ‘Jackie Brown’ by Quentin Tarantino.
JC: Do you have a favorite book or movie about Los Angeles?
PG: ‘Chinatown.’
-- Carolyn Kellogg
