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Eartha Kitt
American singer and actress (1927–2008)
Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmasnovelty song "Santa Baby".
Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical Carib Song. In the early 1950s, Kitt had six US Top 30 entries, including "Uska Dara" (1953) and "I Want to Be Evil" (1953). Her other recordings include the UK Top 10 song "Under the Bridges of Paris" (1954), "Just an Old Fashioned Girl" (1956) and "Where Is My Man" (1983). Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".[4] Kitt starred as Catwoman in the third and final season of the television series Batman in 1967.[5]
In 1968, Kitt's career in the U.S. deteriorated after she made anti-Vietnam War statements at a White House luncheon with Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson.[5] Ten years later, K
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Eartha Kitt
Eartha Mae Kitt, a native of North, overcame tremendous odds during her childhood to become a renowned entertainer on stage and screen. With perseverance, hard work, talent, and a bit of luck, she hurdled life’s challenges to earn the right to perform before millions of fans. Her work earned the acclaim of both her critics and peers. The career of this multi-talented actress, singer, dancer, and author is proof that impoverishment and despair can be conquered by desire and enthusiasm. An international star who has given new meaning to the word “versatility,” she is one of only a handful of performers to be nominated twice for both a Tony Award and a Grammy Award as well as for an Emmy. Born in 1928 into the harsh world of southern sharecropping, she grew up during the era of the Great Depression and World War II. Sharecropping, a form of tenant farming often left farmers in serious debt every year. Deserted, and later orphaned, Miss Kitt was left to take care of a younger sister, and was forced to pick cotton to earn their keep. When she was eight
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Who is Eartha Kitt?
Eartha Mae Kitt was an international star who gave new meaning to the word versatile. She distinguished herself in film, theater, cabaret, music and on television. Miss Kitt was one of only a handful of performers to be nominated for a Tony (three times), the Grammy (twice), and Emmy Award (twice). She regularly enthralled New York nightclub audiences during her extended stays at The Cafè Carlyle.
Miss Kitt was ostracized at an early age because of her mixed-race heritage. At eight years old, she was given away by her mother and sent from the South Carolina cotton fields to live with an aunt in Harlem. In New York her distinct individuality and flair for show business manifested itself, and on a friend’s dare, the shy teen auditioned for the famed “Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe.” She won a spot as a featured dancer and vocalist and before the age of twenty, toured worldwide with the company. During a performance in Paris, Miss Kitt was spotted by a nightclub owner and booked as a featured singer at his club. Her unique perso
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