BBC29d
'We had to eat whatever we could dig out of the ground': How Eartha Kitt rose from 'extreme poverty' to superstardom
But Eartha Kitt, who was born on 17 January 1927 ... Her smouldering 1950s performances of songs such as Santa Baby, Just an Old-Fashioned Girl and I Want to be Evil have never been bettered.
BBC29d
'We had to eat whatever we could dig out of the ground': How Eartha Kitt rose from 'extreme poverty' to superstardom
But Eartha Kitt, who was born on ... studio • Nina Simone on how fury fuelled her songs • Toni Morrison on her mission to please black fans Kitt's abiding loves were her fans and her daughter.