Tallulah Bankhead Biography

Tallulah Bankhead biography

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NAME: Tallulah Bankhead
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress
BIRTH DATE: January 31, 1902
DEATH DATE: December 12, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hunstville, Alabama
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
Full Name: Tallulah Brockman Bankhead

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Stage and screen actress Tallulah Bankhead starred in the plays They Knew What They Wanted and The Little Foxes. She was also in Hitchcock’s Lifeboat.

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Profile

Tallulah Bankhead was born on January 31, 1902, in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1926, she gained acclaim for her stage performance in They Knew What They Wanted. In 1931, she landed a film contract with Paramount Pictures. In 1939, she was in the play The Little Foxes. She starred in the Hitchcock film Lifeboat in 1944. In the 1950s and 1960s she took T.V. roles. She died on December 12, 1968, in New York City.