My father warned me about men and booze but he never said anything about women and cocaine.
Tallulah Bankhead
In my lifetime I've been to bed with men, women, and odd pieces of furniture.
Tallulah Bankhead
I've tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic, and the others either give me a stiff neck or lockjaw.
Tallulah Bankhead
Bette [Davis] and I are good friends. There's nothing I wouldn't say to her face - both of them.
Tallulah Bankhead
I'm not childless, darling. I am childfree.
Tallulah Bankhead
I've had a man and I've had a woman, and there's got to be something better.
Tallulah Bankhead
Fill what is empty, empty what is full, and scratch where it itches.
Tallulah Bankhead
What a woman!
ReplyDeleteI needed those,
ReplyDeleteWords to live by! Especially if one doesn't mind getting into a little trouble here and there...
ReplyDeleteJust her name alone is entertaining !!
ReplyDeleteA grand name for a bulldog
DeleteBrilliant quotes.
ReplyDeleteShe was sharp and often overlooked
DeleteA bit like me then, John? (Poor me).
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No
DeleteYou are right, John. Never overlooked.
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You are right, John. Never overlooked.
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Wonderful x
ReplyDeleteLove those - what a woman!
ReplyDeleteYou've won my heart as I sit here in Northern Alabama where we still are influenced by Tallulah and her dad. Both did great things. I love your blog.
ReplyDeletebbc I second your comment here in "Central Alabama".
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing her walk down the center aisle at a theater in Nyack, NY..... dressed to the nines and talking to everyone. Even that 12 year old couldn't mistake her but wasn't brave enough to go up to her!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness
DeleteOh, dahhhhhling.
ReplyDeletethought about Tallulah some more... she was probably visiting Helen Hayes who lived in Nyack
ReplyDeleteNow that is an interesting pairing
DeleteSame about sex, Tallulah. Same.
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She described herself as being 'as pure as the driven slush'. At least, I think it was her!
ReplyDeleteIt was
DeletePriceless!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Love Love Love !
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to use the name Agatha for a dog but I wanted Tallulah also.
So I named her Agatha Tallulah ! And she is a mystery and naughty so it fits.
parsnip
How about 'Diaries are dangerous...blogs are even more dangerous'?
ReplyDeleteps How is Winnie's ear?
I really like the last quote.
ReplyDeleteI love the Bette Favis quote !
ReplyDelete"I think the Republican Party should be placed in drydock and have the barnacles scraped off its bottom"...I understand that all her life she held left wing political views and actively supported disadvantaged or displaced families.
ReplyDeleteNow perhaps they should scrape the barnacle off the top...
DeleteNice one, Charlotte, worthy of a Bankhead.
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That was a talullah quote
DeleteMy favourite is, "I know cocaine isn't addictive. I've been taking it all my life".
ReplyDeleteBoy she was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThe great Mrs Patrick Campbell -the first Eliza Doolittle - once said of her: "Tallulah Bankhead is always skating on thin ice. Everyone wants to be there when it breaks."
ReplyDeleteAnd more Tallulah!!! So ahead of her time.
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