Alabama actress Tallulah Bankhead's influence on Cruella de Vil

There were rumors that Bankhead, the Huntsville-born actress who grew up in Jasper, may have partially served as an inspiration for Cruella de Vil.

Cruella de Vil Is Wicked—But Tallulah Bankhead Was Even Wilder

Blasted in Hollywood for “moral turpitude,” Tallulah Bankhead never became quite as famous as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, or Joan Crawford.

Huntsville actress Tallulah Bankhead's influence on Cruella de Vil

Tl;dr Cruella's looks, voice, driving, and clumsiness (knocking things off tables, etc) were based on Bankhead. The viliany was based on someone ...

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How Tallulah Bankhead became inspiration for Disney's Cruella de Vil

... Cruella de Vil inspired by American actress Tallulah Bankhead ... Bankhead was born on 31 January 1902 to a prominent political family in Alabama ...

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How Tatler cover star Tallulah Bankhead became the inspiration for Disney's Cruella de Vil ... With her monochrome wardrobe (and matching coiffure) ...

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Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) film and theater actress, daughter of the Alabama Bankhead political family, amateur artist, author and life ...

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But Cruella's voice may have been coincidentally like Bankhead's due to actual Cruella voice actor Betty Lou Gerson being raised in Alabama, ...

Tallulah Bankhead - Wikipedia

Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in ...

Disney's Cruella de Vil Had Some Old Hollywood Inspiration

The One Hundred and One Dalmatians villain was inspired by actress, Tallulah Bankhead. ... This weekend, Emma Stone is set to take on the role of ...

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At 21, heeding the advice of a friend and her fortune teller, Tallulah borrowed money from an influential family friend to go to London where ...

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She was also well-known for her off-screen exploits and larger-than-life personality; among the characters she inspired was Disney's Cruella De ...

Betty Lou Gerson's Phony Accent Was a Natural for Cruella De Vil

And Betty Lou Gerson, the grandmotherly Alabama ... Of course, Gerson admits, everyone thought she was spoofing flamboyant actress Tallulah ...

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Bankhead was the main inspiration for Cruella de Vil. Like her fictional counterpart, she was flamboyant, larger than life, and famous for ...

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Like Cruella, Tallulah Bankhead was extremely thin, had a habit of smoking incessantly, a deep, husky voice, and a habit of driving her luxury ...

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Actress Tallulah Bankhead is shown, date and location unknown. (AP ... Bankhead is said to have inspired: Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmations.

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Blanche DuBois was said to have been inspired by her, as were Cruella DeVille and Ursula the sea witch. It is also commonly assumed that Margo Channing of ...

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To prepare for the roll, Harper studied everything she could find, even a cartoon character Bankhead is said to have inspired: Cruella de Vil in ...

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Alabama actress Tallulah Bankhead's influence on Cruella de Vil. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Following the release of the original “101 Dalmatians ...