Researching Eartha Kitt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 410 people with the Kitt surname? In that year Kitt was ranked number 3169 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eartha means "Of the earth" and is of English origin.
Records of Eartha Kitt on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eartha Kitt and the Kitt Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kitt Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kitt family tree.
Study Parish Records for Eartha Kitt at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 559 people with the Kitt surname in the UK? Kitt is now ranked number 3513 for popularity in the UK. |
Kitt Genealogy Databases
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Kitt Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kitt surname in the USA? Kitt is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Eartha Kitt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, actress, comedienne, dancer, and activist known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby". Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".
Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical Carib Song. In the early 1950s, she had six US Top 30 entries, including "Uska Dara" and "I Want to Be Evil". Her other recordings include the UK Top 10 song "Under the Bridges of Paris" (1954), "Just an Old Fashioned Girl" (1956) and "Where Is My Man" (1983). She starred as Catwoman in the third and final season of the television series Batman in 1967.
In 1968, her career in the U.S. deteriorated after she made anti-Vietnam War statements at a White House luncheon. Ten years later, Kitt made a successful return to Broadway in the 1978 original production of the musical Timbuktu!, for which she received the first of her two Tony Award nominations. Her second was for the 2000 original production of the musical The Wild Party. Kitt wrote three autobiographies.
Kitt found a new generation of fans through her roles in the Disney films The Emperor's New Groove (2000), in which she voiced the villainous Yzma, and Holes (2003). She reprised the role as Yzma in the direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove (2005), as well as the animated series The Emperor's New School (2006–2008). Her work on the latter earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards. She posthumously won a third Emmy in 2010 for her guest performance on Wonder Pets!.
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