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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 with her father, Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead, in his office in Washington, D.C. (1937) Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress.. Always known as just "Tallula", she was one of the most famous actresses of her time. She was born into a wealthy and influential Alabama family.
During her self-imposed Hollywood exile, Bankhead had a brush with death following an emergency hysterectomy due to contracting gonorrhea. After recuperating at home in Alabama, she returned to New York to perform on stage in "Dark Victory" (1934) and had a disastrous turn in "Antony and Cleopatra" (1937), a role for which she was miscast due to her lack of classical training.
Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 52. Source citation. Actress. Born to notable family in Huntsville, Alabama, her grandfather was United States Senator John Hollis Bankhead, and her father, William Brockman Bankhead, served as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Her uncle was United States Senator John Hollis Bankhead II and ...
Bankhead was born in Huntsville, Alabama, to William Brockman Bankhead and Adelaide Eugenia Sledge and was named after her paternal grandmother.Her mother, Eugenia, died on February 23, 1902, three weeks after giving birth to Tallulah. Her father went into a depression and Tallulah, in part, carried the guilt of having caused her mother's death.
Tallulah Bankead. Fotografía tomada por Carl van Vechten el 15 de julio de 1941. Tallulah Bankhead con el pintor Augustus John, autor de su retrato (1929). Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( Alabama, 31 de enero de 1902- Nueva York, 12 de diciembre de 1968) fue una actriz estadounidense de cine, televisión y que desarrolló la mayor parte de su ...
Tallulah Bankhead (Fotografie von Carl van Vechten, 1934) Tallulah Bankhead mit ihrem Vater in dessen Büro in Washington, D.C. (1937) Tallulah Bankhead mit dem Bühnenautor James Leo Herlihy (1958). Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (* 31.Januar 1902 in Huntsville, Alabama; † 12. Dezember 1968 in New York) war eine US-amerikanische Theater- und Filmschauspielerin
