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Tallulah Bankhead Autograph
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"If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner," said Tallulah. Her flamboyant public personality may be the most fully realized and memorable character Bankhead ever played. She became famous for her snappy repartee, candid quotes, and scandalous lifestyle. She was disposed to remove her clothes and chat in the nude. Overfond of Kentucky bourbon and wild parties, she was a lady baritone who called everybody "Dahling."
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Photograph inscribed and signed: "Pfc Richard Clybils/Best Wishes/Tallulah/Bankhead" . B/w, 4¾x7. The daughter of a powerful Alabama politician who was Speaker of the House (1936-1940), Tallulah Bankhead was one of the American theater's most brilliant and legendary actresses . With her tempestuous, quick-witted personality, uninhibited behavior and her deep, raspy voice, she won admirers in both British and American theaters . Noted performances included Connie Porter in Hitchcock's Lifeboat...
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WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD . Signature: "Wm B. Bankhead" , 5x3 card. William B. Bankhead represented Alabama in the House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1917 until his death in 1940. He was Speaker of the House from 1936-1940. His daughter Tallulah was an actress. Light paper clip stain in upper blank margin. Ink note on verso (unknown hand), no show through. Fine condition.
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WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD . Signature: "Wm B. Bankhead" , 5x3 card. William B. Bankhead represented Alabama in the House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1917 until his death in 1940. He was Speaker of the House from 1936-1940. His daughter Tallulah was an actress. Light paper clip stain in upper blank margin. Ink note on verso (unknown hand), no show through. Fine condition.
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