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Bankhead

[ bangk-hed ]

noun

  1. Tal·lu·lah (Brock·man) [t, uh, -, loo, -l, uh, , brok, -m, uh, n], 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).
  2. William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.


Bankhead

/ ˈbæŋkˌhɛd /

noun

  1. BankheadTallulah (Brockman)19021968FUSTHEATRE: actress 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Best friends Jordan Means, 16, and Anthony Bankhead, 18, got into the online spat with a man in his 30s.

Believe me, Kevin, Tallulah Bankhead would have found being 'Elizabeth Taylor' really, really boring as well.

A white woman, a movie star, from Alabama, Tallulah Bankhead, took parties to the Polo Grounds to root for him.

I received letters a few days ago from Mr. Bankhead and Anne.

The Mr. Bankhead mentioned in the preceding letter was a gentleman who had married Mrs. Randolph's eldest daughter, Anne.

A propos of plants, make a thousand acknowledgments to Mrs. Bankhead for the favor proposed of the Cape jessamine.

My affectionate attachment to Mr. Bankhead and yourself, not forgetting Mary.

Three days after it was written his eldest grandchild, Mrs. Anne Bankhead, died.

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