*Legendary actress/singer (“Santa Baby”) Eartha Kitt spent her entire life haunted by the mystery of her biological father. Born in 1927 in South Carolina to a 14-year-old Black and Cherokee girl, ...

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Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit Christmas ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Released in 1953, Kitt's take on the humorous, coquettish tone for the holiday jingle led it to be one of the most recognized ...

"Hearing her voice always warms my heart and reminds me how blessed I was to have been loved so deeply," she tells PEOPLE Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The Christmas holiday season is full of classic movie marathons and listening to songs that have defined the spirit of the season. One of them was Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby" song hit, with her ...

Kitt Shapiro spoke to PEOPLE about the moment she crossed paths with the writer Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously ...

The song, performed by Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra, was co-written by Joan Javits and originally released in 1953 Kitt's daughter recently connected with Javits, who surprised her at the ...