A STAR IS SOMEWHAT BORN
At eight I wanted to be Tallulah
Bankhead. With my high voice, I couldn’t sound
like her—but I did call everyone dah-ling,
even my brother who smirked and said Huh?
I secretly dressed in mom’s formal gown.
She caught me and said that Jesus the King
would be angry. By nine I had moved on
to Bette Davis and Merle Oberon.