Eartha Kitt
- MatchEartha Kitt
- 100%Bing Crosby
- 98%Marilyn Monroe
- 87%Darlene Love
- 84%Burl Ives
- 81%Bobby Helms
- 75%Judy Garland
- 74%Peggy Lee
- 74%Rosemary Clooney
- 73%Julie London
- 68%Brenda Lee
Biography
17 January 1927, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The daughter of a white dirt farmer and a black Cherokee mother, Kitt was born in the cotton fields of South Carolina. After being given away by her mother she was raised in Harlem, where after a period of struggle she ended up attending the High School for Performing Arts. She later joined Katherine Dunhams famed dancing troupe. At the end of a European tour Kitt decided to stay behind, taking up residence in Paris. Having added singing to... Read more