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Apr 26, 2021 · But in 2001 — after her daughter Kitt Shapiro had married Allan Rothschild, and moved into his Westport house — Eartha Kitt bought a home in Weston. She loved it: the people, the river, the proximity to New York (and her grandchildren).
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My parents told me that when I was born, people came to the nursery in the hospital and would get into arguments when they saw that Eartha Kitts baby was a pudgy, white, girl.
Now, Im not looking to start a debate about genetics. Im far from an expert, and really, who cares. (If you do, then I apologize for being so flippant, but, I didnt choose my parents and cant change the way I came out). I just find it interesting, that some people need an answer, even to a question that may not have a clear one.
I think my mother got a kick out of having a child who, at first glance, didnt have any resemblance to her. She would tell me with great pride how I was like a walking United Nations. Belonging to everyone and no one at the same time. Impossible to be put into just one category or descriptive column.
Why was that so important to her? As a light skinned African American in the South, in 1927, she was labeled a Yella Gal, too light to be accepted by the black community and too dark for the whites. And, as a person of color in the music business, there was the need to classify her as a Jazz, Gospel or Blues singer. My mother didnt understand the n...
My mothers wisdom continues to inspire me everyday which is why I created Simply Eartha accessories that SAY something. I now give voice to her words, and share them with you, her fans, old and new.
Eartha Kitt's daughter, Kitt Shapiro, sat down with Craig Melvin on TODAY Monday to share her mother's legacy and lessons she learned at a young age about race.
Nov 14, 2023 · Her daughter, Kitt, married Charles Lawrence Shapiro in 1987. Kitt died of colon cancer on Christmas Day 2008, three weeks shy of her 82nd birthday at her home in Weston, Connecticut. These lovely photos captured beautiful moments of Eartha Kitt with her little daughter Kitt McDonald in the 1960s.
Oct 7, 2022 · “She spoke about her childhood a lot,” recalls Kitt, who details her relationship with her mom in the memoir Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter’s Love Story in Black and White. “There was so much ...
May 7, 2021 · In her new book, Eartha and Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White, Kitt Shapiro speaks about the bond she and her mother shared, how race trips other people up and being her mother's...
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Apr 19, 2015 · Eartha Kitt was then sent to live with Mamie Kitt in Harlem, NY. She was told that Mamie was her ‘aunt’, but in later life came to believe that she was in fact her biological mother. Once called the “most exciting woman in the world” by Orson Welles, Kitt became a singer and dancer whose suggestive and sensuous performances captured the ...
