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For acting, darlings, is the world's most perilous trade. Compared with actors, steeple jacks and deep-sea divers lead snug and placid lives.

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Tallulah Bankhead
Age: 66 †
Born: 1902
Born: January 31
Died: 1968
Died: December 12
Actress
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Huntsville
Alabama
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
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