Eartha Kitt

Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, dancer and cabaret star who passed away at the age of 81 from colon cancer. She had her hit recording of "C'est Si Bon" in 1953. She was once called as the "most exciting woman in the world" by Orson Welles. Born 1927 in South Carolina, in 1943 Kitt joined the Katherine Dunham Company and remained with them until 1948. Then in 1952, she was cast i... more