This is the first time I've ever really heard her southern accent! In "Batman" and the few other movies and TV shows I've seen, she seems to have camouflaged it rather well. I always wondered why an Alabama native DIDN'T have the accent. Apparently she did after all.
Flagstad was the greatest dramatic (big-voiced) soprano of her time. Tallulah Bankhead met her in 1948 in Chicago when Flagstad sang a benefit performance of Tristan Und Isolde by Richard Wagner and I believe they remained friends afterwards. Tallulah's photo which was inscribed to Flagstad was at her son-in-laws home when I visited in 1996.
@@aeichler OH WOW! That would be fascinating! If you happen to stumble upon it, I would be really grateful to hear it posted. Please don’t go out of your way though. 🙂
BE WARNED OF WHAT? These are the days when America WAS feminist, WAS free...gave us Tallul Bankhead, Kate Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Ethel Merman, Julie Harris..many others.
If you were ruling-class, you were "free." But they were still under the thumb of producers and tyrants like Louis Mayer, who drummed Tallulah out of Hollywood.
@@albertmorris6162 She did theatre, tv, radio. She did independent productions. She worked in Britain. Mayer ran the biggest and the best brothel in Hollywood. That said he had under contract Kate Hepburn, Joan Crawford and other independent types. Tallulah struck out. But she scored with Hitchcock. He thought she was wonderful in `Lifeboat`.
@@sandrashevey8252 Tallulah also elevated theatre-work over film, which was a not-uncommon view among actors. But there were detractors, such as George Cukor, who stated that Tallulah was "unphotogenic." Hitch proved him wrong with Lifeboat. Tallulah was sometimes discriminated against as a bisexual. Even by gay men. Tallulah left him her famous oil portrait by Ambrose McEvoy, even though Cukor had backstabbed her behind her back.
@@albertmorris6162 She was Susan Strasberg`s godmother inasmuch as Paula Miller (Strasberg) had been her secretary. Cukor was a feminist-baiter. I interviewed him and can say firsthand `He was awful`. He bullied Tallulah and he bullied Hepburn. Fact is Hepburn triumphed. Bankhead was too much of a lady. Cukor is called a `woman`s director` because he played the Establishment game of promoting tarts. So gay men did not like her? Rock Hudson scuked up to her. Others too. She had a pash for Cooper who was living with Cukor`s friend Andy Lawlor. Discriminated against as a bisexual???? Maybe she was! She does not come across that way. She comes across as a hard drinking, promiscuous +++++++++
@@sandrashevey8252 Naturally I meant "some" gay men, not by any means all or even most. Tenn Williams had what could be described as a bi-polar attraction to her, saying that she was both "the best" and "the worst" Blanche. And the queens often refused to take her seriously as a great actress, expecting her to be a camp. There's a vinyl LP recording of Tallulah performing a number of roles she excelled at on B-way. Though I never saw her on stage, that album is proof positive that Tallulah was one of the greats of the theatre. I don't have any bone to pick with you. I appreciate your comments, Sandra.
Once again, Alan Eichler, has surfaced a gem. I suspect its niche market appreciated it and as for the naysayers, "Fuck 'em," as the lady herself might well say. "Rinky dink" piano? Not at all!
Incredible how such a battered voice can be so beguiling..she had the goods and knew what to do with them..only wish she had finished that gorgeous old song...and had lived as long as it has.
![What's My Line? - Tallulah Bankhead; Martin Gabel [panel] (Jun 6, 1965)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3ImzE0oc6Xk/mqdefault.jpg)
![What's My Line? - Tallulah Bankhead; Martin Gabel [panel] (Jun 6, 1965)](/img/tr.png)
She did what she wanted to do, damn the social norms, she was a REAL diva. Thank you so much for these gems
if Dietrich, Garland and Davis had made a baby together it would have come out singing like this 😅...ah Tallulah..one of a kind that's for sure
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is a treasure! Thank you 🙏
Fabulous. The irrepressible Tallulah! Thanks a zillion for this.
Her “calmer” voice is so different, almost couldn’t recognise her!
Thank you for this gem!
She was Devine thank you for this !!!
Andy Devine !!!
Played this recording many times throughout my years
I actually have this on a 78 somewhere…..nothing to play it on though 🥲
great rendition of the song! she was fabulous!
I love the mixture of Rinky dink piano and her haunting deep voice...Perfection!
This was s just pure gold..Thank you
0:16 Did he really say “this is something every *f-slur* must have in his home” haha funny to have it caught on recording!
I heard him say "fag".
@@alanaronald244 Yeah I tried to write that but my comment kept getting deleted somehow whenever are used a “bad word”
RIGHT!!!!! I wondered if I heard what I heard!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He also said... "that was great, I'm cumin' all over"
And she replied “and the old Lezzies don’t give a goddamn……” Classic Tallulah 😊
I can’t believe he said that! 5:25
Whoa..." man: did you ever get athletes beard, athletes tongue?"
Tallulah: Dosent make babies but its fun !!!
Beyond Fabulous Dahling !!!!
😱I’m c*mmin all over the place?!😂😂😂🤦♂️😩
This is the first time I've ever really heard her southern accent! In "Batman" and the few other movies and TV shows I've seen, she seems to have camouflaged it rather well. I always wondered why an Alabama native DIDN'T have the accent. Apparently she did after all.
"My Flagstad voice!" LOL. She was a friend of Kirsten Flagstad's too...
Flagstad was the greatest dramatic (big-voiced) soprano of her time. Tallulah Bankhead met her in 1948 in Chicago when Flagstad sang a benefit performance of Tristan Und Isolde by Richard Wagner and I believe they remained friends afterwards. Tallulah's photo which was inscribed to Flagstad was at her son-in-laws home when I visited in 1996.
She had a deep singing voice like Frances Farmer.
This is great! I don’t suppose you have the Tallulah recording session that the play Looped was based on? You seem to have so many treasures.
I do have it, but have to find where I put it.
@@aeichler OH WOW! That would be fascinating! If you happen to stumble upon it, I would be really grateful to hear it posted. Please don’t go out of your way though. 🙂
@@aeichler Please find and post this if you haven't already!
What a raunchy crew.
Divoon! Luvit.
Class Act 😘
BE WARNED OF WHAT? These are the days when America WAS feminist, WAS free...gave us Tallul Bankhead, Kate Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Ethel Merman, Julie Harris..many others.
If you were ruling-class, you were "free." But they were still under the thumb of producers and tyrants like Louis Mayer, who drummed Tallulah out of Hollywood.
@@albertmorris6162 She did theatre, tv, radio. She did independent productions. She worked in Britain. Mayer ran the biggest and the best brothel in Hollywood. That said he had under contract Kate Hepburn, Joan Crawford and other independent types. Tallulah struck out. But she scored with Hitchcock. He thought she was wonderful in `Lifeboat`.
@@sandrashevey8252 Tallulah also elevated theatre-work over film, which was a not-uncommon view among actors. But there were detractors, such as George Cukor, who stated that Tallulah was "unphotogenic." Hitch proved him wrong with Lifeboat. Tallulah was sometimes discriminated against as a bisexual. Even by gay men. Tallulah left him her famous oil portrait by Ambrose McEvoy, even though Cukor had backstabbed her behind her back.
@@albertmorris6162 She was Susan Strasberg`s godmother inasmuch as Paula Miller (Strasberg) had been her secretary. Cukor was a feminist-baiter. I interviewed him and can say firsthand `He was awful`. He bullied Tallulah and he bullied Hepburn. Fact is Hepburn triumphed. Bankhead was too much of a lady. Cukor is called a `woman`s director` because he played the Establishment game of promoting tarts. So gay men did not like her? Rock Hudson scuked up to her. Others too. She had a pash for Cooper who was living with Cukor`s friend Andy Lawlor. Discriminated against as a bisexual???? Maybe she was! She does not come across that way. She comes across as a hard drinking, promiscuous +++++++++
@@sandrashevey8252 Naturally I meant "some" gay men, not by any means all or even most. Tenn Williams had what could be described as a bi-polar attraction to her, saying that she was both "the best" and "the worst" Blanche. And the queens often refused to take her seriously as a great actress, expecting her to be a camp. There's a vinyl LP recording of Tallulah performing a number of roles she excelled at on B-way. Though I never saw her on stage, that album is proof positive that Tallulah was one of the greats of the theatre. I don't have any bone to pick with you. I appreciate your comments, Sandra.
Could you please put subtitles?
What record label was producing this recording?
Columbia Records
Columbia records..... and it was released on both 78rpm and 45rpm backed by I'll Be Seeing You.....
This is sort of like "Looped." I guess her behavior in that play was sort of close.
Once again, Alan Eichler, has surfaced a gem. I suspect its niche market appreciated it and as for the naysayers, "Fuck 'em," as the lady herself might well say. "Rinky dink" piano? Not at all!
You seem to have a lot of info allan
Just awful.
It was not
Incredible how such a battered voice can be so beguiling..she had the goods and knew what to do with them..only wish she had finished that gorgeous old song...and had lived as long as it has.
WONDEROOUS!! Happy one hundred & twentieth birthday dahling Tallulah!¡