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Jun 20, 2024 · Eartha Kitt (born January 17, 1927, North, South Carolina, U.S.—died December 25, 2008, Weston, Connecticut) 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.
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- Eartha Kitt was an American singer and dancer noted for her sultry vocal style. She also achieved success as a stage and film actress.
- 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...
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 10, 2024 · Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White In this unique combination of memoir and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen — Eartha Kitt — as revealed by the person who knew her best: her daughter.
Jun 6, 2024 · Eartha Kitt was the second actress to portray the Catwoman in the Batman 1960s television series. The Catwoman was previously played by Julie Newmar on the show, and Lee Meriwether in the 1966 spinoff movie.
Jun 20, 2024 · Eartha Kitt was the second actress to portray the Catwoman in the Batman 1960s television series. The Catwoman was previously played by Julie Newmar on the show, and Lee Meriwether in the 1966 spinoff movie.
Jun 11, 2024 · Donning the sexy leather catsuit, Eartha Kitt stepped into the traditionally white part and revolutionized Black female representation in Hollywood. Instead of playing a stereotypical role of a mammy or a Jezebel, Kitt's Catwoman was fierce, clever, and confident.
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).
