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4 days ago · Eartha Kitt was a beloved celebrity, adored for her starring roles — and for her groundbreaking positions on racial equality, women's rights, and LGBTQ rights — but she was also a doting mother to her adored biological daughter, Kitt.
Jun 20, 2024 · Eartha Kitt was an American singer and dancer noted for her sultry vocal style and slinky beauty who also achieved success as a dramatic stage and film actress. Her best-known songs included ‘C’est Si Bon,’ ‘Santa Baby,’ and ‘I Want to Be Evil.’
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- Eartha Kitt’s early 1950s recordings such as “C’est Si Bon,” “Santa Baby,” and “I Want to Be Evil,” helped make her a star. Later songs that charte...
- Eartha Kitt was born in the town of North, South Carolina, on January 17, 1927.
- Eartha Kitt grew up in North, South Carolina, where she was born in 1927, until age eight, when she moved to Harlem in New York City to live with r...
- After success performing in nightclubs, Eartha Kitt made her acting debut in Orson Welles’s Time Runs in 1950. Her appearance in the Broadway revue...
- Eartha Kitt was blacklisted after she publicly criticized the Vietnam War at a 1968 White House luncheon in the presence of the first lady, Lady Bi...
3 days ago · Eartha Kitt, known for her sultry voice and captivating stage presence, released the iconic song “I Wanna Be Evil!” in 1953. This song has since become one of her signature tunes, showcasing her undeniable talent and fearless attitude.
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Jun 19, 2024 · Biography. American singer and actress who rose from grinding, abject poverty; an illegitimate child of a half-black, half-American Indian woman and a white father whose identity she never learned. She was called "yella gal" and shunned by her South Carolina neighbors.
Jun 23, 2024 · Eartha Kitt shares her incredible journey from a dirt farm in South Carolina to Broadway stardom, revealing personal struggles and triumphs along the way. Jo...
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Jun 11, 2024 · The sultry and graceful singer, dancer, and actress Eartha Kitt was perfectly cast as Catwoman in the television series Batman (1966–68). Born in 1927 to a mother of Cherokee and African heritage on a cotton plantation in South Carolina , Kitt broke through TV’s racial barriers when she took over the role (from Julie Newmar) of ...