Bankhead

[bangk-hed]

noun

Tal·lu·lah (Brock·man)

[tuh-loo-luh brok-muhn] , 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).

William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.

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Bankhead (ˈbæŋkˌhɛd)

—n
	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)

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