Tallulah. Tallulah Bankhead, born in Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 31, 1902, was often referred to simply as “Tallulah” in news accounts during her heyday, becoming one of the first one-name celebrities.

While Joan Crawford and Bette Davis might have been at odds, imagine how Tallulah felt when the role of “Margo Channing” in the movie “All About Eve” originally written just for Bankhead ...