NEW YORK (AP) - December 25, 2008 Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died Thursday in Connecticut of colon cancer. Kitt, a self-proclaimed "sex ...

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 81.

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The iconic singer, dancer and actress, dead at 81, was Catwoman on TV’s “Batman.” Eartha Kitt performs at the Blue Note jazz club in New York in 2004. Kitt rose from humble beginnings to become an ...

In a word, she was...purrrfect. Preternaturally alluring and charismatic, Eartha Kitt achieved worldwide fame at a time when most mixed-race performers couldn’t even get hired. Whether she was acting ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Following a sold-out engagement in August, An Evening with Eartha Kitt Live ...

CUTLINES Singer Eartha Kitt, shown in 1996, appeared on Broadway as recently as October 2003. Rick Maiman/Associated Press file NEW YORK (AP) — Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The chances are good that during December you will ...

Kitt, who was born on a cotton plantation in South Carolina in 1927, started her career as a dancer, but became best known for her sultry singing voice and seductive stage persona. She released her ...