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Hell Yeah: Tallulah Bankhead

In 1933, Bankhead nearly died following a five-hour emergency hysterectomy due to venereal disease. Only 70 pounds (32 kg) when she left the hospital, she stoically said to her doctor, 'Don't think this has taught me a lesson...'
Joel Lobenthal (2004) Tallulah: The Life and Times Of a Leading Lady. HarperCollins. c/o Wikipedia: Tallulah Bankhead