Eartha Kitt's Death

The pop singer Eartha Kitt died at the age of 81. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Singer, actress, and cabaret star who recorded hits like “C’est Si Bon” and “Santa Baby.” She won three Emmy Awards, including a posthumous one for The Wonder Pets.

She married William O. McDonald on June 6, 1960 and they divorced on March 26, 1964.

Quotes

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“I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me ‘yellow gal.’ I was caught in between both sides – nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.” (Eartha Kitt)

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“Don’t depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don’t make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.” (Eartha Kitt)

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“Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.” (Eartha Kitt)

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“I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.” (Eartha Kitt)

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“Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.” (Eartha Kitt)