Bankhead

[ bangk-hed ]

noun

1. Tal·lu·lah (Brock·man) [t, uh, -, loo, -l, uh, , brok, -m, uh, n], 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).
2. William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.

Bankhead

/ ˈbæŋkˌhɛd /

noun

1. BankheadTallulah (Brockman)19021968FUSTHEATRE: actress 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)

Example Sentences

Best friends Jordan Means, 16, and Anthony Bankhead, 18, got into the online spat with a man in his 30s.

From The Daily Beast

Believe me, Kevin, Tallulah Bankhead would have found being 'Elizabeth Taylor' really, really boring as well.

From The Daily Beast

A white woman, a movie star, from Alabama, Tallulah Bankhead, took parties to the Polo Grounds to root for him.

From The Daily Beast

I received letters a few days ago from Mr. Bankhead and Anne.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mr. Bankhead mentioned in the preceding letter was a gentleman who had married Mrs. Randolph's eldest daughter, Anne.

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A propos of plants, make a thousand acknowledgments to Mrs. Bankhead for the favor proposed of the Cape jessamine.

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My affectionate attachment to Mr. Bankhead and yourself, not forgetting Mary.

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Three days after it was written his eldest grandchild, Mrs. Anne Bankhead, died.

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