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John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on The Tonight Show on 14 May 1968.
They were in New York City in order to promote the recently formed Apple Corp., and had been invited to appear on the program. No one informed them that host Johnny Carson was on vacation. They initially decided to cancel, but then agreed to go on, with Joe Garagiola as guest host, accompanied by Tallulah Bankhead (who was reportedly visibly intoxicated).
Lennon began the segment, “Well how are you, Johnny?“ before fielding questions from Garagiola and Bankhead.
Lennon described their new business venture: “we decided to play businessmen for a bit, because, uhh, we’ve got to run our own affairs now. So, we’ve got this thing called ‘Apple’ which is going to be records, films, and electronics– which all tie-up. And to make a sort of an umbrella so people who want to make films about… grass… don’t have to go on their knees in an office, you know, begging for a break. We’ll try and do it like that. That’s the idea. I mean, we’ll find out what happens, but that’s what we’re trying to do.”
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“Very early into her affair with Katharine Hepburn, Laura Harding became ‘sickeningly jealous’ of Kate’s devoted attention to Hope Williams. One night after rehearsals, Kate and Laura had a big fight in Kate’s dressing room that was overheard by the stagehands. "If you want and expect monogamy from me,” Kate shouted, “you’ve got the wrong woman. I will go after any woman—or man—I want, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”Laura had stormed out of the theater, vowing never to speak to Kate again, although the two women were planning to drive with Luddy and Jack to Fenwick to meet Kate’s parents that weekend.
Hope Williams rejection wasn’t on moral grounds. She was, in fact, a lesbian herself and was actively involved in a torrid romance at the time with Tallulah Bankhead.
It was backstage one night that Beatrice Stewart introduced Kate to the dynamic and colorful Alabama belle, Miss Bankhead herself, who had arrived to pick up her date for the evening, Hope Williams, for a late night party in Harlem. Kate and Tallulah did not spark on their first meeting, although they would know each other “as sort of friends” for decades.“
-FromKatharine the Great (1907-1950) Secrets of a Lifetime–revealed by Darwin Porter
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Tallulah by Cecil Beaton
“Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are often a bit wilder” -Miuccia Prada
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30 Days of Pride Day 15- Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead was an American actress and activist, perhaps best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat (1944). Despite growing up in the American South as a member of a prominent political family, she spoke out against her southern contemporaries on their support of white supremacy and racial segregation. Bankhead also adopted foster children and helped families escape the Spanish Civil War and World War II. I
n her private life, she enjoyed relationships with both men and women, never publicly using the term “bisexual” to describe herself, preferring to use the term “ambisextrous” instead.
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Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball on “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Comedy Hour” with guest Tallulah Bankhead (1957)
