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Was Tallulah Bankhead in any movies in 1948-1952?
Bankhead was director Irving Rapper's first choice for the role of Amanda in the film version of Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie.
Was the movie successful?
The role was given to Gertrude Lawrence instead, whose acting was panned by most critics.
Did she have another role in the movie?
But studio head Jack Warner rejected the idea because of his fear of Tallulah's drinking; though she promised not to drink during shooting, he refused to give her the part.
Did she star in any other roles during this time?
NBC spent millions over the two seasons of The Big Show starring "the glamorous, unpredictable" Tallulah Bankhead as its host.

Question: What happened to the show?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened to the " The Big Show", that Tallulah Bankhead hosted?