Bankhead

[ bangk-hed ]

/ ˈbæŋk hɛd /

Tal·lu·lah (Brock·man)

[tuh-loo-luh brok-muh n] /təˈlu lə ˈbrɒk mən/,1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).

William Brockman,1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.

Example sentences from the Web for bankhead

Wellington warned Dr Bankhead that Castlereagh was unwell, and, perhaps, mentally disordered.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 |Various
But before he made any effort to transmit it he called on General Bankhead and informed him of what I had said.

An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) |Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
Bankhead exerted all his influence with the government in favor of negotiations.

The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) |Justin H. Smith
"Doctor Bankhead, I'll ring the bell," and I tried to reach it.

The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two |Harriette Wilson

In the second place we know that Bankhead so understood the matter.

The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2) |Justin H. Smith

Bankhead

/ (ˈbæŋkˌhɛd) /

Tallulah (Brockman). 1902–68, US stage and film actress; her successes included the plays The Little Foxes (1939) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)