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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.Though she had little knowledge of her father, it was reported that he was the son of the owner of the plantation where she had been born, and that Kitt was conceived by rape.
Eartha Kitt. Actress: The Emperor's New Groove. 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. Given away by her mother, she arrived in Harlem at age nine. At 15, she quit high school to work in a Brooklyn factory.
Sep 10, 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. Kitt was the daughter of a Cherokee and Black mother and a white father she never knew.
Dec 27, 2008 · When New Faces of 1952, a revue celebrating fresh talent, opened on Broadway, the New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson stated, "Eartha Kitt not only looks incendiary but she can make a song burst ...
Dec 26, 2008 · Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was ...
Eartha Kitt. Actress: The Emperor's New Groove. 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. Given away by her mother, she arrived in Harlem at age nine. At 15, she quit high school to work in a Brooklyn factory.
Eartha Mae Kitt was an international star who gave new meaning to the word versatile. She distinguished herself in film, theater, cabaret, music and on television. Miss Kitt was one of only a handful of performers to be nominated for a Tony (three times), the Grammy (twice), and Emmy Award (twice). ...
Dec 4, 2020 · Official Video for "Santa Baby" by Eartha KittListen to Eartha Kitt: https://EarthaKitt.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more Eartha Kitt: https://EarthaKitt.lnk.to/list...
Singer and actress Eartha Kitt, whose exotic, sex-kitten persona and sultry, purring vocal delivery was unlike anything that had come before her, though it has been much imitated since, died Dec ...
Dec 26, 2008 · Eartha Kitt's first album, "RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt," was released in 1954, featuring "Santa Baby." The song has since remained a radio staple every holiday season, and there's no doubt ...
