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Emmy Award winning singer, dancer and actress, Eartha Kitt, passed away Christmas Day from colon cancer at the age of 81.

Hailing from South Carolina as Eartha Mae Keith, the self-proclaimed “sex-kitten” was best known for her catlike purr (remember Lady Eloise from ‘Boomerang’) and her biggest hit, ‘Santa Baby’. Throughout her career, Kitt also played Catwoman in the 1960s television series ‘Batman’, made her mark on Broadway from her 1945 debut in ‘Bal Negre’ to the recent all-star musical ‘Timbuktu’ and wrote three memoirs.

Kitt is survived by her daughter, Kitt Shapiro, and two grandchildren. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of her family and friends.

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