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I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess.

Tallulah Bankhead

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

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