Kitts mother was Black and her mother was Cherokee. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Their children are a variety of colors. Year should not be greater than current year. https://www.geni.com/people/Daniels-Hutto/6000000055772940984 Possibly one of the Kitt family, 'the former slave owners,' or a recently bereaved local doctor called Daniel Sturkie. Especially people and art. Eartha passed away on month day 2008, at age 81 at death place, Connecticut. Truth doesnt understand a lot of things. Your post was from last fall and people are still commenting about it some throwing out their own opinions (still, ugh) but most supporting you which is beautiful. I always thought she was of a class that I would want to always surround methe intelligence, the wit, the unabashed candor for telling the simple truth.and definitely a gift for story-telling events. XXKitt. Pearl was dark-skinned and pretty, but Eartha had bushy red hair, which she later dyed, and lighter skin; she was dubbed "that yella gal". She is olive skinned with thick long braids that are 3A in texture. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Ive seen countless black women with half white children..and they look HALF white AND even if the child looks more like the white father..there are still traits from the mom. Her daughter, Kitt Shapiro, in an interview with The Guardian, says her mother was denied access to her birth certificate up until then and had to even go through legal procedures to try to gain access. herculoids gloop and gleep sounds I cannot add any more narrative to that which has been already stated. Learn how your comment data is processed. After the death of her mother, the young girl was sent to live with her New York City "aunt," Marnie Kitt, according to The New York Times. It would be interesting to see what her father looked like. The multi-talented performer famously answered, You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. Eartha's biological father may have been Daniel Richard Sturkie. My father is very light-skinned & off very diverse background so I took more so after him. Im always so amazed at the insensitivity of some as I read the Truth comments. My mother raised me to respect EVERY thing and EVERY one, So, when a person says to me that I was adopted, and my mother hid that from me all my life, because I dont possess the features that person feels I should have, is in a way, denying my very existence. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Deal with it. I have done a DNA test because I have always known that I had Spanish blood in me, and my DNA test proved it. John Sturkie and Martha Rickenbacker appears to have been of entirely Swiss-German descent. In the 1960s, Kitt had a recurring role as Catwoman on TV's Batman, but her career waned after she criticized the Vietnam War during a luncheon with Lady Bird Johnson. As an artist of color, record labels wanted her to be Jazz. December 26, 2008. I am blown away by the audacity of Ms. or Mr. She discusses the difficulties faced by African . She could be another Sentor Strong Thurmond case which is why the black-outed the name on the birth certificate. Kitt also wrote three memoirs, 1956's "Thursday's Child", 1976's "Alone with Me, and 1989's "I'm Still Here: Confessions of a Sex Kitten". If you would like to view her most recent Instagram pics, click on the link above. She resided in Connecticut near her daughter and two grandchildren Justin and Rachel. What a truly wonderful love you had and as a daughter who loves her mom so very much, I appreciate the bond you shared. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Wow, it is 2018 and we are still having this conversation. Genetics are unpredictable and can sometimes skip a generation or more. I dont know who the RUDE/IGNORANT person who had the audacity to write a post that, besides putting their 2 cents when nobody asked Has constructed an entire mythology of lies and deception to explain how you came to be raised by your own mother!!! Kian and Remee biracial twins. It was the first of many honors the star received in her illustrious career; she was one of few entertainers to ever receive multiple Tony, Grammy and Emmy award nominations. My mother was referred to as a yellow gal, which was not a compliment. "Section 53-3-75. Blues, and she fought that need to be categorized. A system error has occurred. If everyone had raised their children the way Eartha raised Kitt in those days, how much better would our world be today? . Dont let it bother you dear, there are a lot of small minded people out there who obviously have not lived. She was not one to judge. She starts to do so. Eartha Kitt, who purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a show-business career that lasted more than six decades, died on Thursday. During the rest of the 1950s and the early 1960s, she recorded, worked in film, television, and nightclubs, and also performed on Broadway (in 1959). It shows you the impact of colonialism and white supremacy when people within their own race can not accept one another. Your mother did a magnificent job of raising her beloved child. . Cremated, Other. Some people are just so ignorant about these things. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. And whats really important about this, is the only thing that matters is that they are beautiful individuals. Eartha Mae Kitt (born Keith) was born on month day 1927, at birth place, South Carolina. 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The woman who gave birth to Kitt was of African-American and Cherokee Native-American origin, and she worked as a sharecropper. And Ive seen several photos of you as a child in which there was a hint of your african-american heritage. Eartha Kitt 1927 - 2008. Kitt was also known for being outspoken, particularly when it came to issues she was passionate about such as the Vietnam War. She dropped out of high school when she was 15 and began working in a factory in Brooklyn. Six years after the White House incident, Kitt made a triumphant return to the U.S. stage with a concert at Carnegie Hall. Its sad that Mr. or Mrs. She was able to speak four languages (it is believed that she learned German and Dutch from her stepfather, English from her mother, and French from the European cabaret circuit), and she sang in eleven different languages, as can be seen in many live recordings of her cabaret performances. In her nearly hour-and-a-half hour Archive interview, Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) briefly talks about her early stage work in New York and abroad and shares her thoughts regarding a performer's relationship with the audience. Watch Joe Little Give Vintage Performance at 216 Day in Cleveland! The title of this book was then used as the basis for the title of a song by David Bowie, also titled Thursdays Child, which was released in 1999. That talent seems to have skipped a generation, and now resides in my children. *African-American (mother) 82 views, 2 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Austin Brothers Company: Born on a cotton plantation near the small town of North, South Carolina, or St. Matthews on. , record labels wanted her to be Jazz. I think if your hair were darker, it would be even more obvious. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". I think it was a disservice to you to lie to you. This. Requesting a signature from Eartha Kitt is becoming one of the most popular choices for fans who are hectic and locked in their daily normal routines. xox, As someone who lost their her mother as a young child..the pain you must have felt to have someone (who doesnt know you or your mother) deny your bond makes me so deeply sad. Eartha Kitt passed away on Christmas Day 2008, never knowing her father's name. Eartha had a daughter with her former husband, businessperson John William McDonald. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Therefore, our bi-racial children are almost always more than 50% White. Its mind-boggling to me how people will ignore facts to support a belief of theirs. Light skinned people of African decent should not be required to wear a constant t-shirt around life that says I really am black, I have the DNA to prove it but it seems like that is what people like Truth want. 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