- Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was an American actress of the stage and screen, and a reputed libertine
| When did Tallulah Bankhead die? / Died | 12 December 1968 |
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Tallulah Bankhead facts
- Bankhead was known for her husky voice, outrageous personality, and devastating wit
- Originating some of the 20th-century theater's preeminent roles in comedy and melodrama, she gained acclaim as an actress on both sides of the Atlantic
- Bankhead became an icon of the tempestuous, flamboyant actress, and her unique voice and mannerisms are often subject to imitation and parody
- Tallulah hailed from the Brockman Bankheads, a prominent Alabama political family — her grandfather and uncle were U
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- Senators and her father served as Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Tallulah's support of liberal causes such as civil rights broke with the tendency of the Southern Democrats to support a more conservative agenda and she often openly opposed her own family publicly
- Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead did have one hit on film (Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat), as well as a brief but successful career on radio
- She later made appearances on television, some of which have become classics
- In her personal life, Bankhead struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction, and was infamous for her uninhibited sex life
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