Tallulah Bankhead Autographs
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). She also had a brief but successful career on radio and made appearances on television. In all, Bankhead amassed nearly 300 film, stage, television and radio roles during her career. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1981.
Bankhead was a member of the Bankhead and Brockman family, a prominent Alabama political family. Her grandfather and her uncle were U.S. senators, and her father was Speaker of the House of Representatives. Bankhead supported liberal causes, including the budding civil rights movement. She also supported foster children and helped families escape the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Bankhead was an alcohol and drug user; she reportedly smoked 120 cigarettes a day and talked candidly about her vices. She also had a series of sexual relationships with both men and women.
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was born on January 31, 1902, in Huntsville, Alabama, to William Brockman Bankhead and Adelaide Eugenia "Ada" Bankhead (née Sledge); her great-great-grandfather, James Bankhead (1738–1799) was born in Ulster, Ireland, and settled in South Carolina. Bankhead was named after her paternal grandmother, who in turn was named after Tallulah Falls, Georgia. Her father hailed from the Bankhead and Brockman political families, active in the Democratic Party of the South in general and of Alabama in particular. Her father was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to his death in 1940. She was the niece of Senator John H. Bankhead II and granddaughter of Senator John H. Bankhead. Her mother, Adelaide "Ada" Eugenia Sledge, was a native of Como, Mississippi, and was engaged to another man when she met William Bankhead on a trip to Huntsville to buy her wedding dress. The two fell in love at first sight and were married on January 31, 1900, in Memphis, Tennessee. Their first child, Evelyn Eugenia (January 24, 1901 – May 11, 1979), was born two months prematurely and had some vision difficulties.
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Traded items with a signature of Tallulah Bankhead
The most expensive item with a signature of Tallulah Bankhead (Ethel Barrymore & Tallulah Bankhead Signed Deertrees Theatre Archive (1939–40)) was sold in March 2026 for $4,999.00 while the cheapest item (Tallulah Bankhead Art Card Limited 19/50 Edward Vela Signed (Movies Actress)) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2025. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2008 with an average selling price of $62.01 for an autographed item of Tallulah Bankhead. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $2,562.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.99 was May 2024. In average, an autographed item from Tallulah Bankhead is worth $52.39.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tallulah Bankhead were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ethel Barrymore & Tallulah Bankhead Signed Deertrees Theatre Archive (1939–40) | $4,999.00 |  |
| Ethel Barrymore & Tallulah Bankhead Signed Deertrees Theatre Archive (1939–40) | $4,999.00 | |
| SIGNED TALLULAH BANKHEAD BY BRENDA GILL 1ST EDITION 1972 HOLLYWOOD HISTORY | $44.24 | |
| Tallulah Bankhead American Actress (1902-1968) 3x5 SIGNED index card | $53.00 | |
| Tallulah Bankhead American Actress (1902-1968) 3x5 SIGNED index card | $53.00 | |
| TALLULAH BANKHEAD MEMORY BY EUGENIA RAWLS SIGNED | $15.00 | |
| TALLULAH BANKHEAD MEMORY BY EUGENIA RAWLS SIGNED | $15.00 | |
| TALLULAH BANKHEAD MEMORY SCRIPT PERSPECTIVE PORTRAIT BY EUGENIA RAWLS SIGNED HB | $120.00 | |
| TALLULAH BANKHEAD MEMORY SCRIPT PERSPECTIVE PORTRAIT BY EUGENIA RAWLS SIGNED HB | $120.00 | |
| Tallulah Bankhead My Autobiography 1952 First Edition Hardcover Signed? | $59.99 | |
| Tallulah Bankhead My Autobiography 1952 First Edition Hardcover Signed? | $59.99 | |
| Tallulah my autobiography book, by Tallulah Bankhead, 1952 Hardcover Signed | $80.22 | |
| Tallulah my autobiography book, by Tallulah Bankhead, 1952 Hardcover Signed | $80.22 | |
| Vintage Tallulah Bankhead Autograph | $125.00 | |
| Vintage Tallulah Bankhead Autograph | $125.00 | |
