UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (RULE 14A-101)

                    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                (AMENDMENT NO. )


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                             LIBERTY ALL-STAR EQUITY FUND

                           LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FUND, INC.

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                   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)

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Hello, my name is _____. May I please speak with _______? I'm calling on behalf of your current investment in the ________Fund.
Briefly, I wanted to be sure you received a proxy card for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on September 26, 2001.
Has that arrived?
                                                                             

            YES                                                                        NO
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Have you had a chance to return your proxy card?                                The Proxy Materials were mailed out around
            YES                                      NO                         August 6, 2001. When you do receive them Mr./Ms.
             |                                        |                          _____ if you could return them it would be greatly
             |                                        |                           appreciated.
             |                                        |
             |                                        |                         If you have any questions, please feel free to call
             |                                        |                         us at 1-888-832-5694. Our hours of operation are
             |                                        |                         9:00am to 11:00pm Eastern Time. Thank you for your
             |                                        |                         time! Have a nice day/evening!
             |                                        |
"Thank You very much for your prompt response.    Are you interested in voting over the phone today?
 Have a nice ______."
                                                         YES                           NO
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                                                         Would you like to             |
                                                         register your vote            |
                                                         along with the                |
                                                         recomendations of             |
                                                         your Board of                 |
                                                         Trustees?                     |

                                                         YES                           NO
                                                         |                             Well thank you for your time.
                                                         |                             If you could take a minute to
                                                         |                             vote your proxy soon, it
                                                         |                             will be much appreciated.
                                                         |


                                     Would you like me to review the proposals?
                                             YES                       NO
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                                             |                         |
                                           (read Briefly and           |
                                           ask for registration        |
                                           of vote verbatim)           |
                                             |                         |
I am recording your ______ vote and will ----|                         |
send you a printed confirmation to_____.                               |
For confirmation purposes may I have the                               |
city, state and zip that we'll                                         |
be mailing your confirmation to?                                       |
        |
        |                                                             "Thank You very much for
        |                                                              participating. Have a
        |                                                              nice day/evening."
        |
"Thank You very much for
participating. Have a
nice day/evening."

Machine: This message is to remind you that a Special meeting of the _______ Fund
is scheduled for September 26, 2001. To quickly vote your shares over the telephone,
simply call 1-888-832-5694. When calling please refer to record # ___.
Representatives are available until 11:00 p.m. eastern time and will be happy to assist.
Your vote is important! Thank you.