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After the death of Annie Mae, Eartha was sent to live with another close relative named Mamie Kitt (who Eartha later came to believe was her biological mother) in Harlem, New York City, where Eartha attended the Metropolitan Vocational High School (later renamed the High School of Performing Arts).
Oct 20, 2013 · Kitt Shapiro, 51, described how her mother 'carried the scar of her rejection' throughout her life by both black and white people.
Nov 29, 2021 · In October 2013, Eartha Kitt’s only child, Kitt Shapiro, revealed to the Guardian that her mother died without knowing who her biological white father was. According to Shapiro, her mom was denied the truth by officials in the American Deep South.
Oct 7, 2022 · The child of a mother of Cherokee and African descent and a white father she never knew, Eartha Mae Keith was sent away at a young age and raised in a relative’s home, where she was...
Kitt died on December 25, 2008, at her home in Connecticut. She was suffering from colon cancer. Her daughter recalls that Kitt was screaming at the top of her voice when she passed away.
May 9, 2021 · Eartha Kitt with a young Kitt Shapiro. Shapiro's new memoir, Eartha & Kitt, detailing life with her legendary mother, is out now.
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Feb 21, 2020 · To "earn her keep," Kitt was forced to pick cotton for them, even though she was less than seven years old. Around this time, Anna Mae fell ill — Kitt later claimed that her mother was probably poisoned — and Kitt was brought to her for a final visit, whereupon she watched her die.
