By trade, Tullulah Bankhead (1902-1968) was an actress of the stage, and an exceptional one. Her prodigious memory allowed her to memorize vast tomes of classic literature and poetry. Hailing from a well-connected, upper-class background, she was as as graceful and as commanding a presence in the Senate Green Room or a gallery opening as she was in a cocktail lounge. Combined with her eloquent diction, aggressive and husky mezzo basso, piercing gaze, and razor-sharp wit, it is easy to she how she charmed the cosmopolitan circles of London, and later New York and Hollywood.
28 Things to Love About Alabama: DAH-LING — the larger-than-life Tallulah Bankhead
