Bankhead

American

[bangk-hed] / ˈbæŋk hɛd /

noun

Tallulah (Brockman) 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).
William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.

Bankhead British

/ ˈbæŋkˌhɛd /

noun

Tallulah ( Brockman ). 1902–68, US stage and film actress; her successes included the plays The Little Foxes (1939) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)

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Today, Bankhead is known for being booked and busy, working on trending music videos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

“It was like a safe haven for myself and a lot of my dancer friends,” Bankhead said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

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

Nathaniel Bankhead, who runs a farm and garden consulting business in Chattanooga, Tenn., has banded with a group of other agricultural workers to save up to $500,000 to buy about 60 acres of land.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

Tallulah Bankhead once described herself as “pure as the driven slush.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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