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Tallulah Bankhead: Life
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Tallulah smoked, drank and took drugs incessantly, was unapologetically bisexual, and had a penchant for public nudity -- all of which was particularly shocking from a Southern belle born into a respected political family. She was plagued by lifelong insecurity, chronic loneliness and a flair for self-sabotage, fueling her dissipation. But an identifiable persona -- glamorous, caustic, self-deprecating and huskily baritone -- had been cemented. Kudos to Lobenthal for giving her reputation a well-deserved makeover, from female-impersonator fodder to extraordinary artist.
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Outside of the theatre, Bankhead enjoyed the new found freedom of being an adult. The romance had died between her and Napier, but they still adored each other’s company. Both were self-confessed bisexuals, both loved to party, both loved to take drugs. It was the ideal friendship. At this time, Olga Lynn, an opera singer... entered Bankhead’s life. She too enjoyed much the same lifestyle and Bankhead eventually moved in with her.
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Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews, as well as previously untapped information from Scotland Yard and the FBI, this is the essential biography of Tallulah Bankhead. Having spent twenty-five years researching Bankhead's life, Joel Lobenthal tells her unadulterated story, as told to him by her closest friends, enemies, lovers, and employees. Several have broken decadelong silences; many have given Lobenthal their final interviews. The result is the story of a woman more complex, more shocking, and yet more nuanced than her notorious legend suggests.
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Bankhead had no children, but was the godmother of Brook and Brockman Seawell, children of her lifelong friend and actress Eugenia Rawls and Rawls's husband, Donald Seawell. She was known for her kindness to animals and children.
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