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Tallulah Bankhead
Bankhead in 1941
Born
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
(1902-01-31)January 31, 1902
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Died
December 12, 1968(1968-12-12) (aged 66)
New York City, U.S.
Resting place
Saint Paul's Churchyard Kent County, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1918–1968
Spouse
John Emery
(m. 1937; div. 1941)
Parent
William B. Bankhead (father)
Relatives
John H. Bankhead (paternal grandfather)
John H. Bankhead II (paternal uncle)
Walter W. Bankhead (cousin)
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. In all, Bankhead amassed nearly 300 film, stage, television and radio roles during her career. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1981.
Bankhead was a member of the Bankhead and Brockman family, a prominent Alabama political family. Her grandfather and her uncle were U.S. senators, and her father was Speaker of the House of Representatives. Bankhead supported liberal causes, including the budding civil rights movement. She also supported foster children and helped families escape the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Bankhead struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction; she reportedly smoked 120 cigarettes a day and talked openly about her vices. She also openly had a series of relationships with both men and women.
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the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as TallulahBankhead in the play Looped. Harper was born on August 22, 1939, in Suffern...
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American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring TallulahBankhead and Clive Brook. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on...
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stock. She also became a lifelong friend and personal assistant of TallulahBankhead. Kelly returned to the screen after 17 years with guest spots on television...
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to 20th Century Fox, he was featured in Lifeboat (1944) opposite TallulahBankhead. MGM cast him in the third lead in Song of Russia (1944), supporting...
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