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Eartha Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an Americanactress, singer and songwriter credited with many hit recordings, including the first version of the song "Santa Baby." She died of colorectal cancer in Weston, Connecticut.

Early life and career

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Kitt was born on a cotton plantation in the town of North, in South Carolina, where she spent the first 7 years of her life.

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At the age of 8, she moved with her family to Harlem in New York City, eventually attending the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan and, in 1943, joining the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. With the Dunham troupe, Kitt performed in Egypt, France, Greece, Turkey, New York, Las Vegas and Hollywood, and eventually secured her first movie acting role in the 1948 film, Casbah.

For her many outstanding accomplishments, Kitt was honored in 1960 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[1] She provided the voice of the character Yzma in the 20