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Tallulah

Author : Tallulah Bankhead
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 149685375X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Tallulah written by Tallulah Bankhead and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her father and her uncle were U.S. congressmen. Her grandfather was a U.S. senator. Although born to privilege in Alabama and groomed in a convent school, Tallulah Bankhead resolved not to be just another southern belle. Quickly she rose to the top and became an acclaimed actress of London's West End and on the Broadway stage. Her performances in many plays of the 1920s brought her to the notice of Hollywood. She starred in such Paramount films as My Sin, Faithless, The Devil and the Deep, and Thunder Below. Even though she won a New York Film Critics Circle Award for her leading role in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944), she never achieved the prominence in movies that she enjoyed in the theater and on radio. On the New York stage she originated the starring roles of Regina Giddens in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes and of Sabina in Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. Tallulah, like Eudora, Flannery, and Coretta, was a southern woman identifiable by her first name. 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.” In Tallulah, first published in 1952 and a New York Times bestseller for twenty-six weeks, Bankhead's literary voice is as lively and forthright as her public persona. She details her childhood and adolescence, discusses her dedication to the theater, and presents amusing anecdotes about her life in Hollywood, New York, and London. Along with a searing defense of her lifestyle and rambunctious habits, she provides a fiercely opinionated, wildly funny account of American stage at a time when the movies were beginning to cast theater into eclipse. This is not only a memoir of an independent woman but also an inside look at American entertainment during a golden age.

Tallulah, Darling

Author : Denis Brian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (731 download)

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Download or read book Tallulah, Darling written by Denis Brian and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tallulah!

Author : Joel Lobenthal
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061865974
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Tallulah! written by Joel Lobenthal and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outrageous, outspoken, and uninhibited, Tallulah Bankhead was an actress known as much for her vices -- cocaine, alcohol, hysterical tirades, and scandalous affairs with both men and women -- as she was for her winning performances on stage. In 1917, a fifteen-year-old Bankhead boldly left her established Alabama political family and fled to New York City to sate her relentless need for attention and become a star. Five years later, she crossed the Atlantic, immediately taking her place as a fixture in British society and the most popular actress in London's West End. By the time she returned to America in the 1930s, she was infamous for throwing marathon parties, bedding her favorite costars, and neglecting to keep her escapades a secret from the press. At times, her notoriety distracted her audience from her formidable talent and achievements on stage and dampened the critical re-sponse to her work. As Bankhead herself put it, "they like me to 'Tallulah,' you know -- dance and sing and romp and fluff my hair and play reckless parts." Still, her reputation as a wild, witty, over-the-top leading lady persisted until the end of her life at the age of sixty-six. From her friendships with such entertainment luminaries as Tennessee Williams, Estelle Winwood, Billie Holiday, Noël Coward, and Marlene Dietrich, to the intimate details of her family relationships and her string of doomed romances, Joel Lobenthal has captured the private essence of the most public star during theater's golden age. Larger-than-life as she was, friends saw through Bankhead's veneer of humor and high times to the heart of a woman who often felt second-best in her father's eyes, who longed for the children she was unableto bear, and who forced herself into the spotlight to hide her deep-seated insecurities. Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews, as well as previously untapped information from Scotland Yard and the FBI, this is the essential biography of Tallulah Bankhead. Having spent twenty-five years researching Bankhead's life, Joel Lobenthal tells her unadulterated story, as told to him by her closest friends, enemies, lovers, and employees. Several have broken decadelong silences; many have given Lobenthal their final interviews. The result is the story of a woman more complex, more shocking, and yet more nuanced than her notorious legend suggests.

Tallulah Bankhead

Author : Hourly History
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781077660182
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Tallulah Bankhead written by Hourly History and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tallulah BankheadTallulah Bankhead was known just as much for her off-stage presence as she was for her on-stage performances. Fearless from birth, Tallulah charted her own course in life. She trudged off to New York to make it big in theater when she was still a teen. She then saw opportunity calling on the other side of the Atlantic and didn't hesitate to hop on a steamship and head to England, chasing her dreams until they became a certain reality. Inside you will read about...✓ Early Life and Discovery ✓ The Road to England ✓ The Suicide Attempt ✓ Tallulah's Return to America ✓ Hollywood Success ✓ Late Life and Death And much more! Tallulah Bankhead was a legendary stage performer, a strong voice in both radio and television, and an occasional blockbuster at the movie house. But more than any accolades from theater or film critics, Tallulah is celebrated for her personality and no-holds-barred approach to life. She was someone who refused to conform to anyone's standards, determined to live life to its fullest and on her own terms. The life and legacy of Tallulah Bankhead is an impressive one by anyone's standards.

Miss Tallulah Bankhead

Author : Lee Israel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miss Tallulah Bankhead written by Lee Israel and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Looped

Author : Matthew Lombardo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780881457650
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book Looped written by Matthew Lombardo and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Entertainment guaranteed!" Los Angeles Times "Matthew Lombardo's riveting new play is as funny as it gets in theatre! ...A seductive, funny and frequently moving piece." The Hollywood Reporter "Howlingly funny! ...Fun, touching and exceedingly funny! A must see! Pasadena Star News "Hilarious!" L A Weekly "This play is a masterpiece!" Santa Monica Press "Scores of zingers, one-liners, retorts and anecdotes leaves the audience roaring so loud the actors often struggle to be heard!" Daily Variety "A]... Matthew Lombardo's brilliant script crackles with a number of zingy one-liners! His screamingly funny play will have you rolling in the aisles"! Palm Beach Post "A raucous comedy! Lombardo has penned a hysterically funny script with serious undertones that features a cascade of PG-rated zingers, R-rated retorts and X-rated anecdotes." Sun Sentinel "Fours stars! ...A terrific play! The biting wit is bawdy and hysterical! May LOOPED live on and on. I'll drink to that." The Washingtonian "Pure theatrical magic! Scathingly funny! Deliciously inappropriate. Sometimes, the saying goes, you have to laugh to keep from crying. Try to fight either as hard as you can. You will end up doing both." The Washington Times

Tallulah Bankhead

Author : David Bret
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Tallulah Bankhead written by David Bret and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marlene Dietrich called her "The most immoral woman who ever lived"; Cecil Beaton described her as a "wicked archangel"; but no one better summed up this fascinating woman than Tallulah herself in an unending succession of anecdotes and one-liners, peppered with expletives that became her trademark. Born in Alabama in 1903, she became a big star in London, England in the early 1920's. Branded "an unsafe and unsavory person" by the Hays commission in the 1930's her career went from tremendous stage success in such hits as The Little Foxes and Fallen Angels, to appearances in some of the worst plays ever written, which she turned into triumphs by improvising lewd and outrageous asides to satisfy the cravings of her largely gay audiences. Confessing to over 500 love affairs with both men and women, Tallulah married just once...to a man who divorced her citing mental cruelty. A headline writer's dream throughout her life, at the height of her fame she was said to drink two bottles of bourbon a day, smoke 100 cigarettes and take pills to help her sleep, pills to keep her awake, and pills to help her cope with the pills. But while there always seemed to be someone on hand to record Tallulah's indiscretions, the other side of her personality went largely unrecorded. She raised vast amounts of money for children's charities, delivered stringent speeches against communism and racial and sexual prejudice, and actively supported the presidential campaigns of two friends: Truman and Kennedy. In this highly entertaining book David Bret tells Tallulah's story in the only way it could be told: with shocking honesty and wit. What emerges is a vivid portrait of an immoral and wicked woman whowas every inch a star and remains one of the greatest legends this century has seen.

The Girls

Author : Diana McLellan
Publisher : Booktrope Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781935961543
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book The Girls written by Diana McLellan and published by Booktrope Editions. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana McLellan reveals the complex and intimate connections that roiled behind the public personae of Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, and the women who loved them. Private correspondence, long-secret FBI files, and troves of unpublished documents reveal a chain of lesbian affairs that moved from the theater world of New York, through the heights of chic society, to embed itself in the power structure of the movie business. The Girls serves up a rich stew of film, politics, sexuality, psychology, and stardom.

Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me

Author : John C. Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442255730
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me written by John C. Wilson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important figure during the golden age of Broadway, John C. Wilson staged such famous productions as Kiss Me, Kate and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. He also worked with many of the greatest actors, playwrights, producers, and other artists from the 1920s through the 1950s, including Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Carol Channing, and Tennessee Williams. In his twenties, Wilson met Noel Coward and became both his lover and manager. Following Wilson’s marriage to Russian princess Natalie Paley in 1937, he remained close friends with Coward until John’s death in 1961. In Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me: A Memoir of Broadway’s Golden Age, producer-director Wilson provides an eye witness account of a never-to-be-seen-again period in American theatre and culture. The narrative covers Wilson’s youth, his education at Yale, his experience working in silent films, and details of his professional and personal relationship with Coward. Wilson also recounts his theatrical career on Broadway and in London, his marriage to Paley, and life within international high society. The people Wilson befriended—Tallulah Bankhead, Cecil Beaton, Claudette Colbert, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers, among others—are described with affection, candor, and colorful panache. Wilson also shares behind-the-scenes stories about such landmark theatre productions as Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Kiss Me, Kate. Completed in 1958, just three years before his death, Wilson’s autobiography sat idle for decades. Wilson’s great nephew Jack Macauley and theatre historian Thomas Hischak have edited the original manuscript and added commentary to help guide the reader through the myriad names and productions that are mentioned. From his long-term relationship with Coward to his enduring marriage to Paley, Wilson’s life was as charmed as it was celebrated. Featuring nearly forty photos, Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me is an engaging account of one of the most important periods in Broadway’s history, as well as a fascinating look into the lives of the glamorous men and women of the era.

Tallulah: My Autobiography

Author : Tallulah Bankhead
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781604736786
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Tallulah: My Autobiography written by Tallulah Bankhead and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1952 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

[Must Read Personalities] A life Story of Tallulah Bankhead

Author : InRead Team
Publisher : by Mocktime Publication
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book [Must Read Personalities] A life Story of Tallulah Bankhead written by InRead Team and published by by Mocktime Publication. This book was released on 2022-06-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: This Book provides a quick glimpse about the life of Tallulah Bankhead

LITTLE FOXES

Author : Lillian Hellman
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 935995151X
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book LITTLE FOXES written by Lillian Hellman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lillian Hellman's "Little Foxes" is a well-known play that explores the complex relationships between greed, energy, and family struggle in the early 1900s American South. The tale takes region in a Southern metropolis after the Civil War and is written by using the well-known author Lillian Hellman, who is recognized for her sharp seems at human relationships. Hubbard's family, mainly Regina Giddens, is on the middle of the story. Regina is determined to enhance her social and monetary status by any means feasible. As the Hubbards give you a plan to take benefit of the brand new enterprise possibilities which are establishing up within the South due to industrialization, family ties are put below numerous strain. This shows how damaging unchecked desire can be. "Little Foxes" via Hellman is well-known for its sharp communicate, tough characters, and examine the ethical alternatives humans make after they want to get rich. There are many terrible influences of greed in this play, which include how it hurts relationships. The phrase "identity," which comes from the Bible, stands for the sneaky things which could destroy circle of relatives believe. It's nevertheless genuine that "Little Foxes" is a high-quality study the human circumstance and an undying study of the moral problems human beings with heartless ambition face. People nevertheless assume Hellman's work is critical to American theater because it makes critical social factors and remains applicable nowadays.

The Dancers

Author : Hubert Parsons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Dancers written by Hubert Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lady Sings the Blues

Author : Billie Holiday
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767923863
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Lady Sings the Blues written by Billie Holiday and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation—a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz Taking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday’s rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem’s club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie’s life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. We are with her during the mesmerizing debut of “Strange Fruit”; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday’s tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.

Deep South Dynasty

Author : Kari A. Frederickson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817321101
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Deep South Dynasty written by Kari A. Frederickson and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Family biography as regional history -- Ascension. Becoming the Bankheads of Alabama ; A slaveholder's son in the postwar South, 1865-1885 ; "He was a getter, and he got" : the making of a New South congressman ; Establishing the new order ; Political challenges, 1904-1907 ; Roads and redemption ; Party men, city women -- Succession. New directions ; Senator from Alabama ; Burning bridges, taking chances ; Mr. Speaker ; "A good soldier in politics" : the last campaign ; At the crossroads.

Miss Tallulah Bankhead

Author : Lee Israel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miss Tallulah Bankhead written by Lee Israel and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

I, Rhoda

Author : Valerie Harper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451699484
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book I, Rhoda written by Valerie Harper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartwarming memoir of beloved television actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and on Rhoda. Valerie Harper was an unknown actress when she won the groundbreaking role of Rhoda Morgenstern, Mary Tyler Moore’s lovable and self-deprecating on-screen best friend. Bold and hilarious, the native New Yorker and struggling working girl was unlucky in love and insecure about her weight—in other words, every woman’s best friend. Harper represented a self-reliant new identity for women of the 1970s. She fought for equal rights alongside feminists Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug; and her incredible showbiz journey, which began on Broadway with Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason, led her to four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. Harper is upbeat and funny, and her inspiring life story is laced with triumphs and transformative obstacles. This beloved actress’s incredible pluck, indomitable spirit, and warm and generous heart have touched our lives and kept us entertained for decades.