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"Eartha Kitt, the US singer, dancer, actor and self-proclaimed "sex kitten" whose career spanned six decades, has died in the United States aged 81.
One of the entertainment world's most versatile performers – she was nominated for Emmys, Tonys and Grammys – Kitt was perhaps best known for her sultry, cat-like purr, which took in both her speaking and singing voices. A family spokesman said Kitt died yesterday in Connecticut after treatment for colon cancer.
The cancer was first treated two years ago but recurred after a period of remission, Andrew Freedman told Reuters. "She came back strongly. She had been performing until two months ago," he said. "We had dates booked through 2009."
Kitt, who published three autobiographies over the course of her long career, had a difficult childhood as a mixed-race daughter of the American South before starting her entertainment career as a dancer with the famed Katherine Dunham troupe."
Legendary singer Eartha Kitt dies on Christmas Day | World news | guardian.co.uk
One of the entertainment world's most versatile performers – she was nominated for Emmys, Tonys and Grammys – Kitt was perhaps best known for her sultry, cat-like purr, which took in both her speaking and singing voices. A family spokesman said Kitt died yesterday in Connecticut after treatment for colon cancer.
The cancer was first treated two years ago but recurred after a period of remission, Andrew Freedman told Reuters. "She came back strongly. She had been performing until two months ago," he said. "We had dates booked through 2009."
Kitt, who published three autobiographies over the course of her long career, had a difficult childhood as a mixed-race daughter of the American South before starting her entertainment career as a dancer with the famed Katherine Dunham troupe."
Legendary singer Eartha Kitt dies on Christmas Day | World news | guardian.co.uk