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Is this is a joke or something?


The woman's voice is like a bag of broken glass. Its practically impossible to listen to.

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This broken bag of glass thing sounds kind of cool. Whatever it is, and whoever you're talking about.

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Talullah Bankhead. Her voice was part of her personality - part of her allure. It's also one of my favorite things about her - and certainly augmented her already boisterous personality. And she is still one of my favorite actresses...and personalities. 

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I think she had a hair lodged in her throat.

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Apparently she smoked 150 cigarettes a day.

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She died from pneumonia complicated by emphysema.

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That voice was her trademark.

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Her voice was kind of grating - at the same time, it was sexy.



Hey there, Johnny Boy, I hope you fry!

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"The Woman"????? Oh brother, another retarded 12 year old critic.

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Yes - I just love people who post here out of ignorance...However, like the young critic...I was not alive to experience Ms Bankhead's live performances and general exploits so this film is probably the most famous glimpse of her acting and voice talent that survives...if you call a guest appearance on Batman as Black Widow acting????

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Then watch it with the closed captions on.

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And why are you sharing your ignorance with the world, OP?

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I'm glad we have this chance to see Tallulah Bankhead on film and at the top of her game.

I'm watching Lifeboat right now and clearly these remarks about her voice are infantile and silly.

She was a great stage actress and we are lucky to have this performance To remember her by. She was a glamorous and very unconventional woman.

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Yep...

Just like Kate Mulgrew's nasty, manly voice... which was the sole reason I never could watch the Star Trek: Voyager series.

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