a b c d Gottlieb, Robert (May 8, 2005). "DAH-LING: The strange case of Tallulah Bankhead". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015 . Retrieved November 23, 2015. She died at St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan on December 12, 1968, at age 66. The cause of death was pleural double pneumonia. [51] Her pneumonia was complicated by emphysema due to cigarette smoking and malnutrition, but it may also have been made worse by a strain of the flu that was endemic at that time. Her last coherent words reportedly were a garbled request for " codeine... bourbon". [60]

Her brilliant portrayal of the cold and ruthless, yet fiery Regina Giddens in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1939) won her Variety magazine's award for Best Actress of the Year. Bankhead as Regina was lauded as "one of the most electrifying performances in American theater history". During the run, she was featured on the cover of Life. Bankhead and playwright Hellman, both formidable women, feuded over the Soviet Union's invasion of Finland. [22] Bankhead (a strong critic of communism from the mid 1930s onwards) was said to want a portion of one performance's proceeds to go to Finnish relief, and Hellman (a communist who had defended the Moscow Trials of 1936, and was a member of the Communist Party USA in 1938–40) objected strenuously, and the two women did not speak for the next quarter of a century, eventually reconciling in late 1963. [23] Nevertheless, Bankhead called the character of Regina in Hellman's play "the best role I ever had in the theater". [24] Find sources: "Tallulah Bankhead"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Wilson, John (June 15, 1983). "Stage: Musical 'Tallulah' ". The New York Times . Retrieved January 6, 2013. Natasha Lyonne portrayed Bankhead in the 2021 Hulu film The United States vs. Billie Holiday. The film portrayed Holiday and Bankhead as having a sexual relationship. This relationship is speculative, albeit possible, as the two knew one another and were friends in reality. Michael Brook to Score 'Tallulah' ". Film Music Reporter. December 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 2, 2016.Tallulah Bankhead". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016 . Retrieved August 11, 2016. Lambert, Gavin (1976). GWTW: The Making of Gone With the Wind. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 5-530-86392-2.

Tullula has worked hard to gain confidence and overcome an in-born shyness. As a child and into early adulthood, Tullula may have exhibited nervous energy through nail-biting or other habits. Home". Tallulah Bankhead Tribute. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016 . Retrieved August 11, 2016. A Tribute From Tennessee Williams To 'Heroic Tallulah Bankhead' ". The New York Times. March 4, 1956. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved August 11, 2016.Meek, Tom (July 26, 2016). "Sian Heder's 'Tallulah' Pulls From 'Surreal Experiences With Bad Moms' ". Wbur.org . Retrieved July 26, 2016.