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    Tallulah Bankhead

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  1. Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several prominent films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock 's Lifeboat (1944).

  2. May 25, 2021 · This was theater legend Tallulah Bankhead, whose name sat atop Will Hays’s famous Doom Book, a bound volume for studios listing performers “unsuitable for the public.” Davis’s satirical animation...

  3. On December 12, 1968, Tallulah Bankhead died at age 66 of pneumonia in her beloved New York City. While she made most of her fame on the stages of the world, the film industry and its history became richer because of her talent and her very colorful personality.

  4. May 8, 2005 · Of the theatrical greats of their day, only Tallulah Bankhead, who died in 1968, has not gone gentle into oblivion. Since her death, there have been seven biographies, the latest, “Tallulah!...

  5. May 29, 2024 · Tallulah Bankhead, American actress who was as famous for her personal life as for her theatrical achievements. Her notable stage credits included The Rope Dancers, They Knew What They Wanted, The Little Foxes, and The Skin of Our Teeth. Learn more about Bankhead’s life and career.

  6. On December 12, 1968, Tallulah Bankhead died at age 66 of pneumonia in her beloved New York City. While she made most of her fame on the stages of the world, the film industry and its history became richer because of her talent and her very colorful personality.

  7. Jul 7, 2023 · Her beauty, wit, outrageous behavior (such as shouting obscenities at Nazis during a boxing match in Germany between German boxer Max Schmeling and fellow Alabamian Joe Louis ), numerous relationships, and daring costumes made her a notorious celebrity, the epitome of the freewheeling Jazz Age.

  8. Sep 29, 1972 · Part 1 of Brendan Gill’s classic Profile of the legendary film and stage star Tallulah Bankhead, exploring her Alabama upbringing, the garden parties, which inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ...

  9. Jan 14, 2020 · Tallulah Bankhead was an award-winning actress. She a lasting mark on stage and screen, known for her flamboyant personality, racy affairs, and deep voice. She lived from January 31, 1902 - December 12, 1968. She was also a popular radio talk show host and television host.

  10. Tallulah Bankhead, (born Jan. 31, 1902, Huntsville, Ala., U.S.—died Dec. 12, 1968, New York, N.Y.), U.S. film and stage actress. Born to a prestigious family (her father became a prominent congressman), she made her Broadway debut in 1918 and achieved fame on the London stage in The Dancer (1923).

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