Inspiring Cruella de Vil: Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) film and theater actress, daughter of the Alabama Bankhead political family, amateur artist, author and life of the party was one of the women to inspire one of Disney's most glamourous villains: Cruella de Vil:

Sources:

Chelsea McLaughlin, The unapologetic life of Tallulah Bankhead, the woman who inspired Cruella De Vil, Mama Mia, https://www.mamamia.com.au/tallulah-bankhead-cruella/

Showbiz CheatSheet, https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/both-cruella-characters-were-inspired-by-tallulah-bankhead.html/

Rebecca Cope, "How Tatler cover star Tallulah Bankhead became the inspiration for Disney’s Cruella de Vil" Tatler, https://www.tatler.com/article/tallulah-bankhead-cruella-de-vil

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