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    Celebrating the life of

    Eartha Kitt

    17 Jan 2027 - 25 Dec 2008

    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

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    Kitt turned back to the screen in the Jim Varney children's Halloween movie "Ernest Scared Stupid" as Old Lady Hackmore

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014
    19 Aug 2014

    Arleen Calma Born 1927 in North, South Carolina, United States

    She appeared as the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz"

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014

    Eartha Kitt in "Anna Lucasta"

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    Eartha appeared in the independent film "And Then Came Love" opposite Vanessa Williams

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014
    19 Aug 2014

    Arleen Calma She came back to the music charts with a disco song, "Where Is My Man"

    She recorded the hit, "Champagne Taste"

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014

    Eartha Kitt guest starred in an episode of "The Nanny"

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    An interview with Eartha Kitt

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    She came back to New York in a triumphant turn in the Broadway spectacle "Timbuktu!"

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    Kitt passed away from colon cancer on Christmas Day, December 25, 2008, at her home in Weston, Connecticut

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    Arleen Calma Eartha's personal qoute

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    Arleen Calma Featured as Catwoman in the TV series "Batman" after Julie Newmar had left the role

    Kitt lent her distinctive voice to the role of Yzma in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove"

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    19 Aug 2014

    Arleen Calma She won two Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production

    Eartha Kitt on the NBC today show

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    A tribute to Eartha Kitt

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    Appeared in the film, "Mark of the Hawk"

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    Arleen Calma Kitt was a member of the "Women's International League for Peace and Freedom"

    Kitt joined the Katherine Dunham Company and remained with them until 1948

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014

    Kitt co-starred in the Off-Broadway musical "Mimi le Duck"

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014

    She starred as the Fairy Godmother in the US national tour of "Cinderella" alongside Deborah Gibson and then Jamie-Lynn Sigler

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014
    19 Aug 2014

    Arleen Calma Hollywood Walk of Fame honored her with a star at 6656 Hollywood Boulevard

    She played Kaa the python in the BBC Radio adaptation of "The Jungle Book"

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014

    She was cast in the revue "New Faces" of 1952, introducing "Monotonous" and "Bal, Petit Bal"

    Arleen Calma19 Aug 2014
    19 Aug 2014

    Arleen Calma Married to John William McDonald, they had a daughter named Kitt McDonald