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NEWS ABOUT: Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt stories: 2 news summaries
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Kitt's Purr Wore Down
Racial Barriers


Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Eartha Kitt camped it up in Batman episodes and stirred live crowds with her crooning, but also nudged "Hollywood's color barrier several feet from the dominant crude stereotypes," Reed Johnson writes in the Los Angeles Times. The performer who danced with Katherine Dunham's troupe and acted alongside Sidney... More »

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 Eartha Kitt Dead at 81 


Dec 25, 08 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The versatile and ever-sultry Eartha Kitt died today at age 81, the AP reports. Kitt, with her trademark purr, had a career as a dancer, singer, and actor that spanned six decades. Among her musical hits was “Santa Baby," now in common rotation during the holidays. Kitt, who... More »

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