Bankhead, Tallulah
Variant namesActress.
From the description of Papers, [ca. 1920]-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155507628
Tallulah (Tallulah Brockman) Bankhead was born 1902 Jan. 31 to William B. and Ada Eugenia Sledge Bankhead in Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. She attended primary school in Montomery, Ala., while living with her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Owen. She later attended Convent of the Sacred Heart (N.Y.), 1912-1913; Mary Baldwin Seminary (Va.), 1913; Convent of the Visitation, 1913-1914; Convent of the Holy Cross, and Fairmont Seminary, the latter three near Washington, D.C.
She began her acting career in 1918 in silent films, then plays in the U.S. After surviving an appendectomy and a serious stage accident in 1919, she became a star in London, England, for several years, 1923-1930, and in 1928 was engaged to Count Anthony de Bosdari, though they never married. In 1930 she returned to the U.S. to launch her movie career. Most of her success occurred on the stage, however, with her biggest hits occurring after she survived a serious health threat in 1933.
She married John Emery on 1937 Aug. 31, but they divorced in 1941. She starred in many plays and several movies over her long career, as well as in radio and television. She was celebrated for her electric, throaty performances on stage, and her lusty life-style off-stage.
She reached the pinnacle of her Broadway career with her performance as Regina in The Little Foxes (1939). She received both the New York Drama Critics and New York Film Critics awards during her lifetime, the latter award for her performance in Lifeboat (1943).
She died 1968 Dec. 12, from pneumonia, complicated by emphysema.
From the description of Papers, 1902-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122380536
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968. Papers, 1902-1968. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Donald Cooke Theatre Collection (University of Guelph). Collection of theatre programs collected by Donald Cooke, from Canada, United States and Europe, 1940-1994. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| referencedIn | William Skipper papers, 1915-1987 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Fred Allen Radio Scripts, 1934-1949 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry additional papers | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Robert Benney research materials, 1926-1978 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Aviva Slesin collection of research and production materials for the ten-year lunch: the wit and legend of the Algonquin Round Table, 1920s-1988 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Papers, [ca. 1920]-1968. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Hellman (Florence Marx) Theatrical Diaries | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Eppes, William D. Autograph collection of William D. Eppes, 1908-1998. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1928-1981. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers (Atlanta, Ga.). Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers photographic collection. Portraits, 1925-1974 (bulk 1939-1971). | Georgia State University | |
| referencedIn | Rawls, Eugenia. Eugenia Rawls and Donald Seawell theater collection, 1916- 1988. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Rafael Valdivia portraits, 1926-1948 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Lawler, Anderson, 1902-1959. Anderson Lawler correspondence, 1927-1959. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Alan Shulman papers, 1924-2005, 1933-1988 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
| creatorOf | Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. W.C. Handy collection, 1914-1954. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Bankhead, John Hollis, 1872-1946. Papers, 1880-1947 and n.d. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Lothar, Minda. Typescript and notes for The Avante-garde Woman, ca.1957. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Valdivia, Rafael. Rafael Valdivia portraits, 1926-1948. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Typescript and notes for The Avante-garde Woman, ca.1957 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Anderson Lawler correspondence, 1927-1959 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Sparkes, Grace M., 1893-1963. Sparkes photograph collection, ca. 1910-1950. | Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division | |
| referencedIn | Rawls, Eugenia. Papers, 1975-2000. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | W.C. Handy collection, 1914-1954 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Gypsy Rose Lee papers, 1910-1970 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Lovett, Josephine. "Thunder below" - movie script, 1932. | ||
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry additional papers | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Thornton Wilder papers, 1892-1991, 1935-1975 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Allen, Fred, 1894-1956. Papers of Fred Allen, 1932-1951. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Shulman, Alan. Alan Shulman papers, 1924-2005 (bulk 1933-1988). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Sombrero Playhouse papers, 1961-1964 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Tallulah Bankhead : photographs, playbills, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Tallulah Bankhead collection, [19--?-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| referencedIn | Barnouw, Erik, 1908-2001. [Interview with Erik Barnouw] [sound recording] / Erik Barnouw ; [interviewed by] Les Brown, New York City, November 20, 1996. | Syracuse University | |
| referencedIn | Anderson, Ellen Graham, 1887-. Papers of Ellen Graham Anderson [manuscript], 1912-1959. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Stein, Joseph. Papers, 1942-1969. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 | Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Lucille Lortel papers | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Skipper, William. William Skipper papers, 1915-1987. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry photographs | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Rawls, Eugenia. Eugenia Rawls papers, 1920-1992. | Greenwich Public School | |
| referencedIn | Slesin, Aviva. Aviva Slesin collection of research and production materials for the ten-year lunch: the wit and legend of the Algonquin Round Table, 1920s-1988. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966, 1924-1966 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966. Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966 bulk (1924-1966). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | 1907-1983. Papers. Series I. Correspondence | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Charlton, Richard. Sombrero Playhouse papers, 1961-1964. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Maxwell, Gilbert, 1910-. Gilbert Maxwell papers, 1931-1979. | Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874-1940. Papers, 1875-1952 and n.d. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Bankhead family. Bankhead family photographs, 1930-1942. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | George Hoyningen-Huene papers | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Papers concerning the Broadway play Eugenia, 1956-1958. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Elisabeth Fraser papers, 1920-1999 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. |
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