Bankhead
Americannoun
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Tallulah (Brockman) 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).
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William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.
noun
Example Sentences
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But for Bankhead, that is the definition of a good choreographer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Dances created in the South, including the Dougie, Walk It Out and Stanky Legg, influenced the choreographer Bankhead is today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
The landowner, Sara Bankhead, said in an interview last month she is considering selling or donating the cemetery to the foundation, but has not made a decision.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
American actress Tallulah Bankhead was captured sipping champagne from her heel during a press conference at the Ritz Hotel in London.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023
Joe Duncan, Grady Bankhead, and Colon Guthrie were among some of the white condemned prisoners who told a similar story.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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