NOTEBOOK: Liz Gilman’s day with Cloris

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Liz Gilman has seen and heard a lot as the one-woman state government department that tries to lure everything from training films to Hollywood works to Iowa, without the benefit of offering incentives — which the state no longer does.

It has made for some interesting experiences.

“One of the craziest experiences was when I did a Q and A with Cloris Leachman. She sat on my lap. She played with my hair. She ran around the stage. People said, ‘Liz, we didn’t know you did comedy!”