A black and white photo of American actor Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) sitting on a lounge chair next to a telephone, reading a script, and smoking a cigarette. The photo is signed and inscribed by Bankhead. The inscription reads, “To Jeanie / Best Wishes / Tallulah Bankhead.”

The photo was taken circa August 1943, likely while Bankhead was in production on Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (20th Century Fox, 1944).

Overall: 7 x 5 x 0.25 in; 17.78 x 12.7 x 0.64 cm

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