Candor
“Another version of the story holds that Bankhead met Chico Marx at a party before her reputation had overturned the presumption that William B. Bankhead’s daughter would be disgusted by Marx’s typically crude (yet generally effective) approach. According to Dick Cavett, after Marx had been cautioned to be on his best behavior with Bankhead, the two first spoke at the punch bowl”:
Chico Marx: Miss Bankhead.
Tallulah Bankhead: Mr. Marx.
Chico Marx: You know, I really want to fuck you.
Tallulah Bankhead: And so you shall, you old-fashioned boy.
