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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
Best Known For
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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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.
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