The N.Y. Times has a story today about Huntsville-born (1/31/1902) Tallulah Bankhead and the somewhat mysterious fascination people have about her. There another show opening on Broadway about her.
I grabbed it for posting, anxious to find something not too tragic in connection with that North Alabama city. Tallulah was decadent and scandalous, but not tragic. At least she would never have used that word in describing herself.You'll find a lot of things named "Bankhead" in Alabama...the National Forrest, the tunnel, etc...but those are named for her father, who was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Is there something in the state named for her?
She died in 1968 and the age of 66. Her last words were reportedly "codeine...bourbon."
“Someone drunk and foulmouthed is always popular in the theater. Just look at Falstaff.”
ReplyDelete• alcoholic
• addict
• sexual libertine
• ego maniac
• no self-control
From the article, it just sounds like she was just another poor, misguided and lost soul.
Perhaps we could name the State House after her! *LOL*
I've always been a Tallulah Bankhead fan. She has some of the best quotes ever. Saw an old movie with her in the starring role recently. Was astounded that back in those days that story line would have even been considered much less make it to the big screen.
ReplyDelete