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    Early life. Eartha Mae Keith was born in the small town of North, South Carolina, [6][7] on January 17, 1927. [6][8] Her mother, Annie Mae Keith (later Annie Mae Riley), was of Cherokee and African descent.

  3. An out-of-wedlock child, Eartha Kitt was born in the cotton fields of South Carolina. Kitt's mother was a sharecropper of African-American and Cherokee Native American descent. Her father's identity is unknown.

    • Music Artist, Actress, Soundtrack
    • December 25, 2008
    • January 17, 1927
    • She Had A Chilling Childhood. The glamorous Eartha Kitt took her first breaths on a North Carolina cotton plantation on January 17, 1927. Her mother was a Black-Cherokee worker, while her father...
    • Her Family Tree Was Twisted. Kitt always believed that her father sexually assaulted her mother. And even though she never learned her father's identity, she felt certain that he was part of the plantation owner's family.
    • She Didn't Belong. Kitt’s ostensibly mixed-race origins put her at odds with her family. When her mother moved in with another Black man, he demanded that little Eartha stay away, saying that he didn't want a "yella" child.
    • Her Aunt Was Cruel. During her time at Aunt Rosa's farm, Eartha felt like a “working mule.” She said her aunt used her as laborer, forcing her to wear scratchy, dirty potato sacks and making her pick cotton all day.
  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Born in North, South Carolina, famed singer and actress Eartha Kitt had a difficult childhood. Her mother abandoned her, and she was left in the care of relatives who mistreated her.

  5. May 12, 2017 · Born Eartha Mae Kitt on 17 January 1927, in South Carolina, Kitt’s father’s name was redacted on her birth certificate, but he is thought to have been the white son of the man who owned a farm...

  6. Sep 20, 2008 · Eartha Mae Kitt was born on January 17, 1927. She was ostracized at an early age because of her mixed-race heritage. At eight years old, Kitt was given away by her mother and sent from the South Carolina cotton fields to live with an aunt in Harlem.