Word: tallulah
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Tallulah Bankhead heard that among the 20-odd reporters gathered in honor of her role in Lifeboat (see p. 94) was a young woman from New York City's crusading newspaper PM, "My God, if I'd known," seethed Tallulah. "Of all the filthy, rotten, Communist rags . . . that is the most vicious ['clenched fists up to ear level,' dutifully noted the PM reporter], dangerous . . . hating paper . . . cruel . . . unfair ... I loathe it ... Darling, I hope I haven't hurt you." To PM's editor, a few days later, Tallulah wrote a note: ". . . Convey my thanks...
...symbol of postwar Germany, clutches the lifeboat, is hauled aboard. Cinemactresses Mary Anderson and Tallulah Bankhead rush to help him. "Kill him!" cry the men - among whom only the gentle radio operator (Hume Cronyn) has any doubt. As the trembling boy holds them at bay with his water-soaked pistol, the Negro disarms him. They debate whether or not to kill him. Tallulah Bankhead recalls the man the German captain drowned and a young mother (Heather Angel) who was pulled aboard the lifeboat, later jumped over board after her dead baby. When Lifeboat ends, they are still debating, like...
Starting with Tallulah Bankhead in the leading role of Sabina, then continuing with Miriam Hopkins on its long Broadway run, the play now stars Gladys George. Not as well fitted for the part as her predecessors, Gladys George has trouble reaching their standard of acting. She seems a little tired in a part that requires boundless energy, but on the whole, her performance is adequate, not outstanding...
Among the purchasers of serious Deckers: Actress Tallulah Bankhead (who bought a painting of Barrymore as Hamlet), art-loving Errol Flynn (who paid $500 for a deep-toned landscape entitled Before the Storm...
...dark is Manhattan's once-Great White Way that 207 actors and actresses (including Fredric March, Helen Hayes, Tallulah Bankhead) last week penned a frightened petition to Actors' Equity, deplored ". . . a wave of crime known as 'muggings,' " asked for police protection. The petition complained: "[Mugging] is not only affecting the safety of the citizen, but constitutes a serious threat to the theatrical business...