Miss Tallulah Bankhd [Paperback]

Lee Israel (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley; Reprint. edition (September 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425045749
• ISBN-13: 978-0425045749
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best of the bunch, January 17, 2010

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Years have passed. Several Tallulah biographies have appeared. But Lee Israel's witty and wonderful book towers above the rest --an opinion shared by Robert Gottlieb of The New Yorker.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you love the Ya Ya's you'll love Tallulah., July 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Miss Tallulah Bankhead. (Hardcover)

Inspired by the Ya Ya's (see Rebecca Wells: "Little Altars Everywhere" and "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood") to learn more about this elusive creature I got more than I bargained for with this biography of Tallulah. Putting her career in historical and policitcal context Miss Bankhead came alive as I learned of how her famous political family and fear of abandonment drove her to seek accolades in the serious theater and her long search for companionship.

Although the author's style is a bit staid the subject brings this book to life: the Algonquin Round Table, John Barrymore, Eleanor Rooselvelt, London theater, Broadway, Hollywood and the "Citronella" Circuit, and of course, Tallulah herself. It may be worth the out-of-print search if you've tired of having all you know of Tallulah come from drag queens.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Any bio's being re-issued?, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Miss Tallulah Bankhead (Hardcover)

All bio's are OOP..is there a forthcoming Bio..of any plans to re-issue since Kathleen Turner is doing "Tallulah" on Broadway? And a Movie