Divinely Impossible: A Portrait of Tallulah Bankhead
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Divinely Impossible: A Portrait of Tallulah Bankhead
Thank you for the interest in my film on Tallulah. The community it has reached is truly exciting! Please keep comments appropriate and inviting for healthy discourse. This documentary was made from the best and most accurate research I could do, which I spent about a year and a half on. Hope it shows :)
Directed and Edited by Julia Schnarr
A huge thank you to my Interviewees who allowed me to include them in this film and have amazing insight on Talluah Bankhead. Thank you also to those I reached out to regarding research and archive finding.
Interviewees:
Max Rodriguez
Carrie Chappell
Special Thanks
Lise Balk King
Jennifer Cohron
Brook Ashley
Heather Quinlan
Max Alveraz
Sources:
Jasper Public Library
Alabama Bankhead Heritage House
Alabama Archives
CBS
NBC
Library of Congress
Getty Images
New York Public Radio
Tallulah Darling of the Gods
Tallulah: My Autobiography
and many other sources
Photos/Video Links:
Video:
Alabama Archives - alabamamosaic....
Tallulah on the Lucy and Desi Comedy Hour - • Lucy and Tallulah Bank...
Audio:
Studs Terkel Radio Archive: Tallulah Bankhead - studsterkel.wf...
Bing Crosby with Tallulah Bankhead Part 1 - • Tallulah & Bing Crosby...
Bing Crosby with Tallulah Bankhead Part 2 - • Tallulah & Bing Crosby...
Tallulah and George Sanders: • Tallulah & George Sand...
Was an honor to speak a bit about Tallulah here! Thank you for helping more people discover her, Julia!
Of course, Carrie! You added a little fun to the film, I thank you for that. Brava!
@@juliaschnarrI’m 58 years old and have loved Miss Tallulah Bankhead since I was a child! Thank you for this and for keeping Tallulah alive!
my pleasure :) @@toddgiaro7657
Father warned me anout booze and men, but he never said anything about cocaine and women.
One of her most famous lines. There are plenty more (some were not fit to print lol)
Wonderful character. They don't come like that anymore. Always loved her.
They do but we cancel them today.
She knew that the key to theatrical success was to BE YOURSELF! And 'herself' happened to be extremely individual and authenntic. By being herself she got away with one hell of a lot. Brava!
Thanks for posting! I love Tallulah- my favorite actress!!
"If I may be wiiiiildly optimistic I would say that I was diviiiinely impossible." ❤
She loved life the way she wanted. Respect
What a character !.. Interesting woman.
Indeed. Tallulah was a spunky lady. Hence what drew my interest about her.
this is so amazing! she's such a fascinating woman
She is just Too Divine, Dahling! 🥰
Indeed!
Very well done. LOVE Tallulah! Way ahead of her time and SO funny.
Thank you so much! Tallulah was definitely ahead of her time, and a great wit.
Tallulah was a unique star.
Very unique, indeed. When it comes to comparing, she's like lucille ball in a way - there's nobody to compare her to, yet you can compare others TO her
I was almost too young to appreciate Tallulah Bankhead. I mean I missed her in her 'heyday' . (whatever that means !) I had seen her on early TV and such and I remember people talking about her all of the time . She must be the 'Bette Davis' type because Bette wrote in her autobiography that Tallulah walked up to her at a party once and said, "So your the one who's been doing my stage roles on screen". And with that Tallulah turned her back on Bette and walked away . Bette was flabbergasted and the two never really had much to do with each other . No wonder !
I saw that interview with Bette, I thought it was hilarious. Tallulah never strayed from speaking her mind, that's for sure. One of the reasons why Hollywood mold never got to her
What a lovely Tallulah Bankhead mini-psyop. Thank you ❤. She was one in a million. RIP.
You're welcome, thank you for the watch. Indeed, one in a million, even today
I read her auto biography...
Fabulous Writer
I had the luck to come across Miss Bankhead at Maple Hill Cemetery as she was visiting her father resting place. She noticed my little brother and thought he was a darling little boy. It was a thrill of a lifetime for the young Huntsville, Alabama teenager.
Congratulations on meeting her! I wish so much I could've seen her perform. I was born too late. The Alabaman community seems to remember her well in their memory, like it was yesterday I've come to find
Her father was the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives in Washington
That's a fact. She had a number of famous Bankhead relatives who served in congress, judicial systems, there are even landmarks with her family name attached. Bankhead history roots deep in the south
Thank You for this!!! A Long time Tallulah FannIt is excellent!! The photo's and Interview footage !!!! Fantastic
Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed this about Tallulah
Have been taking my dog to run and play at a church down the road from my house for years now. 3 days ago a guy was putting gifts on a grave site and my dog ran up to him since he is so friendly. Well the grave happened to be Tallulah Bankheads!!!! I always heard there was a famous actress who was buried here but never really thought to look for it until a few days ago! And after some research here we are!
I discovered Tallulah not long ago and I am trying to find more about her. Thank you for this portrait. I think she would love it.
I appreciate that, thank you! If you'd like to find more information on her, I have plenty of links for my own personal research and in my video bio. Comment again if you should ever need a good source, I may know a few
I wish they'd make a movie about her!
I am a man that was raised by my grandmother. The way the "old time Hollywood accent" is a real thing...and still exists in different pockets of the North East...Boston (where I'm from) NYC, Connecticut....My grandmother was actually born into wealth and her mother was from nobility but, she was raised by her mother after her Dad died and his family took possession of everything. People had a lot more compassion for others during the war periods and widows with children were common. The thing is if you went to Catholic School part of the lessons were "received pronunciation" . For reasons I won't get into I didn't live with my parents and siblings in their affluent suburb...My nan and I lived in 3 rooms and the kitchen stove heated our home. The reason I have faith and that God knows what he's doing is...my grandmother and I were both very creative...she knew every Classic Literature writing, novel, poem and history...She was an extremely talented author gifted with Kasugai art...She also was widowed young with 5 kids. Somehow I was born with "crazy blond surfers hair" and both my parents have dark, dark hair and eyes. My grandmother also worked for one of the Kennedy family members for 40 years. I started being in the spotlight from Romper Room on...I don't work often now 40 something but, I have to tell you an old family story I used to hate...now it makes me laugh. When I was on kids shows the camera would single me out because I would take over the class and toss the book Miss JoAnn was reading and ask to tell a "story that had more substance" then I gave the short cliff notes 5 year old version of Wuthering Heights and the moors and Cathy coming for Heathcliff...I'm sure I had NO idea what moors were yet it caught local news and it spread after a news interview when asked about my family...I then referred to something my grandmother said off the cuff...I said, "well,, it's just me and Nana...and Aunt Joan (Kennedy) my dad and my brothers and sister and other nana and papa don't care for me much because Nana said...when you were born you came out of your mum talking just like Tallulah Bankhead as a boy and nobody knew what the hell to do....what's crazy is there is 2 clips with voice of me as a little kid and it sounded like I had already gone though puberty by age 4 and I have and had a kind of theatrical way of speaking...Cary Grant, Kate Hepburn Bette Davis Tallulah....I didn't act like a girl but I would loud with a crazy voice and I think when people are always looking at me I'd do crazy things to offset the nervousness...to this day when seeing a doctor or dentist I can't stop talking to catch my breath....even to save my life. So yeah.....I've known Tallulah waaaay before my time.
One does carry on and on..
Tallulah's voice was one of the reasons she was so popular and idolized. She attracted people with her originality, and spunk. I wish I had a voice like hers. Great story - thank you for sharing :)
🥱
I love the Transatlantic accent of Tallulah and of many actors in the US.
God Bless her Darling, Tallulah was my 4th cousin.
She was a major influence
for Bette Davis 🤩
I can't help but 'see' Tallulah in Bette Davis' character Margo Channing in 'All About Eve'.
@@JamesBrown-ij1px Especially Margo, Tallulah even felt the same.
@@JamesBrown-ij1px Tallulah called that movie "All About ME."
That was a two way entailment.
The two quarreled during their lifetimes. All About Eve was a film that was also a point of contention between the two. They also looked quite alike
Loved her in the movie "Lifeboat"
Me as well! Her laugh - bahahaha. Classic
I think she was so beautiful! She used her political connections from her family to help people escaping the war. She was really happy to help! I LOVE that she called “All About Eve”, “All About Me”! 😹😹😹. When she was diagnosed with a terrible case of ghynorea and had a hysterectomy, she told the Dr, “Please don’t think this taught me any lessons.” 😹😹 I can go on and on… she was just an original! Love her.
My favourite Talu hada dinner prty The caterer was a No Show.So she cooked. Half way through she walked into the guests Flour all over her A spatula in her hand and Said +++FUCK Betty Crocker++ Loved it
I always felt kind of sorry for her. It seems she must have gone through allot as a youngster. Something in her eyes has always shown a kind of pain.
Tallulah's fair share of life's troubles never stopped her from being the independent strong-willed woman she turned out to be in her lifetime
Great little compilation! Thank you!
I thank you for your kind words! Hope you enjoyed.
this was a beautiful pice . thank you. you made a great start to my day!
I'm so glad. Thank you for watching :)
People always forget an interesting piece of trivia. ZELDA FITZGERALD and tallulah grew up near each other and would cross lives until zeldas death in the thirties. But during the 20s they were the 20s
Tallulah knew many people in her lifetime, including famous authors, painters, actors, obviously, and bon vivants.
Tallulah was an irresponsible force of nature, a true American original like Mae West, Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis. Tallulah was doing things through out her life that would make the wild happens of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton look like a Sunday picnic LOL. I think the reason she never became a huge star in film was she was so independent spirit that she would play the rules of Hollywood, wouldn't allow them to turn her into something she wasn't. Also she has such a huge personality that it was too big to be captured in film. She was elegant and classy but also direct and forward and had a saucy tongue and provocative wit that she could cut someone down to size with her words. I was a shy kid growing up and didn't stand up for myself but when I discovered strong powerful women like Tallulah and Mae West, I feel them gave me a bit of their wisdom and their bawdiness...so now I open my mouth and let things from the top of my head fly out of my mouth that either have people laughing or shocking them LOL
TBH had a reputation for being a horrible sociopath
Sez who??@@chris-8092
Tallulah was one of a kind, a strong spirited independent woman of her time (and of her time, there were few of these outspoken women). Glad she inspired you, too
@@juliaschnarr Even as a kid, I've always been drawn to unique women. Women who are beautiful, bold, strong, compassionate, outspoken, women who stood out as individuals in history like Cleopatra, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lizzie Borden, Mata Hari, etc. Women who broke the mold of what society defined being a traditional woman. That's another reason as a kid (and still today) I was drawn to strong female comic book characters like Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Batgirl, Black Canary, as well as the Greek myths of the legendary Amazon women
It is Lucille Ball impersonating Tallulah in one of the clips (from the I Love Lucy show ) .
The more I learn about Tallulah the more respect I have for her. He peers were smoke and daggers type where she was unapologetically herself.
Tallulah Was one cool lady of her time and didnt care about rules or what people knew about her.rest in peace Tallulah Godbless You Amen 🕊🕊🕊🕊🦋🌹🐬🌻🦋🕊
What a nice tribute. I do hope she rests well as well
Loved her in Lifeboat and spot in Hollywood Canteen A lady who lived life her way
I've seen Lifeboat twice and that film was her favorite she said she was in. She won an award for it, but never an Oscar due to being too much of an outsider in Hollywood
Yay was waiting for this
Aw, so glad I could share this with you!
Thank you.
You're welcome. :)
Thank YOU! :)
L❤VE Tallulah bankhead She is an Icon❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
An icon, a legend, the moment. A stand-out star
I hope most of you notice this person is a transformer. Look at his head, his voice, his attitude
Betty Davis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, off of Westford Street. She lived In a very nice house. Not a Mansion. According to todays standards. Her house was very nice. I've seen the inside and outside. Of course, others live there during my time... Not sure if they were related to her or not.
It's a question, actually, if the two were related. They look very similar and it's entirely possible the two could've been distant cousins. I guess we'll never know
Definitely subscribing dahling
Her voice is like a more aristocratic Katherine Chancellor from YR.
How come Tallulah Bankhead and Bette Davis often looks like the same person?
I feel so close to her ( Talullah) I remember when I was old enough to drink I was her for Halloween one year and I did not step out of character all night with my long gown and eye makeup with my champagne glass and cigarette and saying that I had my Bubbly Dah-ling have a glass of Bubbly with me. My ex said that he fell in love with me that night. Hahahaha!! 😂❤😂
I wish more people knew who she was. Even people my age mud 40’s don’t know who she was. It makes me feel sad that kids these days don’t know about early Hollywood movies and legends.
Anyway, I came here to say that I believe that I might embody her in a way. I have always been the rebellious type and I’m a smoker but I don’t want to be. I am trying to quit but every thing else about Talullah is me in a way. Eccentric opinionated, rebellious, loving, beautiful, and kind of funny and witty.
She was a True Legend in her day and she always will be to me. 🖤⭐️🖤⭐️🖤⭐️
A kind women
Electric onstage, La Bankhead was just too OTT and one-dimensional for the screen. Davis shared some of her attributes, ( that's why they film cast her in Bankhead stage triumphs ) but she had a vulnerability under the carapace and its this tension that energises her performances.
I may be incorrect but Melanie Griffith is her daughter
Tallulah Bankhead never had any children to carry on her name :) Tippie Hedren was Melanie Griffith's mother. Thank you for watching!
Was she the doppelganger to Bette Davis?
Isn’t she the inspiration for cruella de vil
That is a fact! In voice and tone, but not in manner and personality. Tallulah loved animals, had a dozen different ones including dogs, cats, birds and a lion and wouldn't hurt a fly. Her catchphrase darling, and her infamous smoking and husky voice were a major influence for Cruella. The car Cruella drives also was an influence from Tallulah's car she drove as well, which I believe is now stored in a secure Disney warehouse.
@@juliaschnarr I just meant her mannerisms
When Chico Marx met Tallulah Bankhead, as told by Dick Cavett:
ruclips.net/video/gyApJnz7V3s/видео.html
I like this story a lot. Weather it is here-say or actually happened, I have no idea. I'd like to prefer the second
I still think the older Jodie Foster gets the more she's morphing into Tallulah! Haha!
I love Jodie. So much talent! Why do you say this about her, I wonder?
Not a chance.
Jodie Foster and Tallulah Bankhead... a duo for sure
She was fabulously funny and a wit -but too many faces in this doc taking about her as opposed to she doing it herself.
I only wish Tallulah were still alive to form her creative opinion on this film. Thankfully, I referenced her autobiography to make up for lost words
Promo-SM 😬
all of these "i think she'd have me say this.." assumptions are just as ridiculous as the next. if lucille couldn't get it, how could you?
I tried to insert myself when appropriate, but I did all my research straight from the book of Ms. Bankhead herself, and the life in which she lived from numerous sources to be factually and historically accurate.
this is not a true account of who TBH really was. I really do not like TBH. By all accounts, she treated other actors badly, she was a toxic and volatile personality, she was cruel and unkind to others. She was also mostly drunk, mean and drunk. And pretentious, egoistic displaying anti social behaviour, a sociopath. During interviews and documentaries, other actors had expressed that she was really despised for her horrible behaviour. I think you need to reassess the real or true qualities in others that you look for or identify with.
She's dead let it go
Bea Arthur did a play with her and she said she couldn't stand her because of the way she treated the supporting actors.
Bea treated actors badly.@@lray1948
Lots of the character portrayals Tallulah was written to do, in radio and on TV did not reflect her manner off-screen. There was a newspaper columnist that once wrote that Ms. Bankhead was very kind in person, and she fired back 'don't print that, or you'll ruin my reputation.' A lot of Tallulah's life was filled with media frenzy and newspapers that sold at the expense of the exploitation of her and gossip. She advocated for civil rights in her lifetime and actually cared much for animals, children, surprisingly enough, and as far as reckless behavior, she was known to walk naked around the confines of her own home at times and drink. There is more to be said about her life, but opinions will be opinions and I hope I've changed yours... just a little bit.
I just couldn't make friends with this woman. Her voice, her look, her over dramatic gestures...not sure what it was.
Its not that deep!
She was a cesspool..🤔
Takes one to know one!
Elementary comment!
Lol
are you one of those people currently looking for books to ban in middle school libraries?........or trying to shut down drag shows? Sounds like it
Diosa.