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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). She also had a brief but successful career on radio and made appearances on television.
May 25, 2021 · Unlike Cruella, Bankhead wasn’t born bad—but pretty close. The daughter of a prominent political family in turn-of-the-century Alabama, Tallulah was a bad-tempered baby turned defiant child.
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was born on January 31, 1902 in Huntsville, Alabama. Her father was a mover and shaker in the Democratic Party who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from June 4, 1936, to September 16, 1940. Tallulah had been interested in acting and, at age 15, started her stage career in the local ...
May 8, 2005 · The strange case of Tallulah Bankhead. By Robert Gottlieb. May 8, 2005. Tallulah: a star more than an actress, a personality more than a star, a celebrity before the phenomenon of celebrity had ...
May 29, 2024 · Tallulah Bankhead (born January 31, 1902, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.—died December 12, 1968, New York, New York) was an American actress who was as famous for her personal life as for her theatrical achievements. Bankhead, the daughter of Alabama congressman and future speaker of the House William Brockman Bankhead, was named after her ...
Tallulah Bankhead. Actress: Lifeboat. Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was born on January 31, 1902 in Huntsville, Alabama. Her father was a mover and shaker in the Democratic Party who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from June 4, 1936, to September 16, 1940. Tallulah had been interested in acting and, at age 15, started her stage career in the local theater troupes ...
Sep 29, 1972 · The play could hardly have mattered less; but Tallulah Bankhead had acted herself into London, and for eight teeming years she was a West End cult, her followers ribboning out at the gallery doors ...
Jul 7, 2023 · Tallulah Bankhead at 16 Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) was a talented actress and comedian, a popular public personality, and a determined champion of racial tolerance and equality. Although best remembered today for her performance in the film Lifeboat and as a madcap Jazz Age celebrity, her awards for film, live theater, and radio demonstrate that critics of her generation considered her a ...
Bankhead, Tallulah (1902–1968)American actress who eschewed formal training, built a career on the stage, and dipped into films, but eventually eclipsed her own career with the force of her public personality. Name variations: (childhood nickname) Dutch; (adult nicknames) Tallu, Lulas, Die Donner (the thunder). Pronunciation: Tuh-LOO-luh BANK-hed.
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead 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). She also had a brief but successful career on radio and made appearances on television. In all, Bankhead amassed nearly 300 film, stage, television and radio roles during her career.
