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Stage Name |
Birth Name |
| Eartha Kitt |
Eartha Mae Kitt |
Born on a cotton plantation in South Carolina,
Eartha Kitt was given away by her mother and sent to live with
an aunt in Harlem at the age of eight. Later she auditioned for
the famed Katherine
Dunham Dance Troupe. She was awarded a spot as a featured
singer and dancer, by the time she turned twenty, she had toured
with them worldwide.
While performing with the Katherine Dunham
Troupe in Paris, she was spotted by a nightclub owner who signed
her on as a cabaret singer. Eartha went on to be a successful
Cabaret, Broadway, Film and Singing star. Started her film career
in Helen of Troy.
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