Sunday, 28 December 2008

Singer Eartha Kitt dies aged 81

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    In this May 12, 1993 file photo, Eartha Kitt performs at the Groschenoper (Penny opera) in...
    In this May 12, 1993 file photo, Eartha Kitt performs at the Groschenoper (Penny opera) in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer, File)
    A family friend says 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. She was 81.

    Andrew Freedman says Kitt died of colon cancer and was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

    Kitt, a self-proclaimed "sex kitten" famous for her catlike purr, was one of America's most versatile performers, winning two Emmys and getting a third nomination.

    She also was nominated for two Tony Awards and a Grammy.

     

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