Miss Bankhead says

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  1. I needed those,

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  2. Words to live by! Especially if one doesn't mind getting into a little trouble here and there...

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  3. Just her name alone is entertaining !!

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  4. Anonymous10:41 pm

    Brilliant quotes.

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    1. She was sharp and often overlooked

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    2. A bit like me then, John? (Poor me).

      U

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    3. You are right, John. Never overlooked.

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    4. You are right, John. Never overlooked.

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  5. Wonderful x

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  6. Love those - what a woman!

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  7. You'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.

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  8. bbc I second your comment here in "Central Alabama".

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  9. I 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!

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  10. thought about Tallulah some more... she was probably visiting Helen Hayes who lived in Nyack

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  11. Same about sex, Tallulah. Same.

    XoXo

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  12. She described herself as being 'as pure as the driven slush'. At least, I think it was her!

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  13. Barbara Anne4:04 am

    Priceless!

    Hugs!

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  14. Love Love Love !
    I 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

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  15. How about 'Diaries are dangerous...blogs are even more dangerous'?
    ps How is Winnie's ear?

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  16. I really like the last quote.

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  17. I love the Bette Favis quote !

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  18. "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.

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    1. Now perhaps they should scrape the barnacle off the top...

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    2. Nice one, Charlotte, worthy of a Bankhead.

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    3. That was a talullah quote

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  19. My favourite is, "I know cocaine isn't addictive. I've been taking it all my life".

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  20. Boy she was wonderful.

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  21. The 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."

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  22. And more Tallulah!!! So ahead of her time.

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