British journalist John Williams claimed that Kitt's father was a white man, a local doctor named Daniel Sturkie. In the 1970s, Kitt made several appearances on BBCs long-running variety show The Good Old Days. Earthas biological father may have been Daniel Richard Sturkie. In the caption, Kitt . Kitts mother, Annie Mae Keitt, abandoned her daughter at an early age when she found a new man with little time for the light-skinned Eartha. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. It was mentioned by the local who gave us a tour. The audiences loved Kitts sultry renditions of her signature songs like Monotonous and Bal, Petit, Bal and she was able to perform these and many other numbers in a national tour of the show, as well as in the 1954 film, New Faces. Click on the link above if youre willing to tweet it. Its your blog but people should be able to express their own thoughts if its dialogue you want to create. Im sorry you have to put up with pathetic people. I do not possess my mothers complexion nor hair texture and my brothers look like her. setTimeout( function() { The irony is that if you look past hair color and skin color, I actually do look like my mother. She was not one to judge. What a blessing you will always have. Calvin Richard Sturkie (the son of Richard Benjamin Sturkie and Jerusha Jeffcoat). Please dont get on me saying that theres nothing wrong with adoption. Even if she was adopted, it is noones business. OK, I know many of you are rolling your eyes and saying Duh, Kitt. People should see the beauty in heredity and genetics, plain and simple! I have made it a rule to sign my name to what I write because I have nothing to hide. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Just like you are. Smile and Be Bold. in both of those productions, delivering a performance of the show-stopping theatrical hymn Im Still Here. In 1978, Kitt made her triumphant comeback to New York City with a performance in the Broadway show Timbuktu!, which was an adaptation of the evergreen musical Kismet that was set in Africa. I want to see if there is any relation. Verify and try again. She did not even know how old she was. She would say to me, You are like a walking United Nations. Richard was the son of John Casper/Caspar Sturkie and Martha Ann Rickenbacker. Truth couldnt see past her own racial identifiers to actually see YOU. That, was what she felt was the beauty of Freedom. Ann was the daughter of John Elmore Williams and Mary Wolfe. Im so sorry you had to deal with that nonsense. The Field.. Daughter of Daniel Sturkie and Annie Mae Keitt 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32398636/eartha-kitt. Kitt's daughter, Kitt McDonald Shapiro, has questioned the accuracy of the claim. She looks like her father to me, plus her body build resembles Mrs. Eartha Kitts. Eartha Kitt Biography and Career: Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer and actress who was most known for her highly unusual singing style and her recordings from 1953 of "C'est si bien" and the Christmas novelty tune "Santa Baby." Kitt was born Eartha Mae Keith on January 17, 1927, and passed away on December 25, 2008. Kitt was also known for being outspoken, particularly when it came to issues she was passionate about such as the Vietnam War. My mother was the outspoken one in the family, but since she is no longer here, I will step up and let my voice be heard. Learn how your comment data is processed. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. In the photo, both of them were wearing sunglasses and black jackets in what appeared to be a very sunny day. Daniels ancestry included Swiss-German, English, German, Scottish, French, and Creek [Muscogee] Native American. He is named as such in the book America's Mistress: The Life and Times of Miss Eartha Kitt, 2013, by John L. Williams. Earthas maternal grandmother was named Fanny Riley. Thank you for doing just that. I think you and your mom are beautiful. Her most memorable animated role, however, was playing the villain Yzma in Disneys The Emperors New Groove (2000). My daughter was born blue-eyed. Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 - December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer, cabaret star, dancer, stand-up comedienne, activist and voice artist, kn . If you look past skin and hair color, then you will see that Kitt DOES look like her mother. My mother never really felt comfortable in her own skin because she never really knew who she was until then. My mother was a beautiful Caucasian woman my father was a very handsome African-American male. However, a bi-racial woman and a mostly white man could produce a peach-skinned child or a brown-skinned child; the skin shades would typically have a wider range and encompass more of the lighter tones, eyes and hair colors; because genetically the child is more like 75% white, as opposed to 50% white. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Learn more about merges. There, she quickly became well-known for her performances in nightclubs. They had several children and they all ranged in skin tone from darker brown to almost white. And, I have the gift of the love she gave me and the example she set on how to live a life to its fullest with kindness, acceptance and giving. She succeeded Julie Newmar in the character of Catwoman during the third and last season of the Batman (1966) television series, which she began playing that year. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Genetics are unpredictable and can sometimes skip a generation or more. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Eartha Kitt I found on Findagrave.com. You dont have to explain nothing to ignorant people. Not everyone can always agree and if you think about the context your mother grew up and lived in then I can see why Truth would have an opinion like that. This person was nasty and instead of blowing him off you were patient and eloquent. Eartha was reared by an aunt named Aunt Rosa, whose home she was abused when her mother, Annie Mae Keith . You are a big girl now. John was born circa 1930. I have similar features and a complexion to your mother as well. I just read the beautiful article about your mother and you in People. Beautifully written, eloquently explained! Deal with it. As well as your curiosity about your Paternal side. Kitt's father was allegedly a white man named Daniel Sturkie, a local doctor, according to a biography written by British writer John Williams in 2013. You have a lot of your mothers facial features. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. You either break every rule or fill every quota, depending on where you are. My mother despised societys need to neatly categorize everything. After the birth of Eartha, her mother left the plantation farm and married to black men. Eartha attended the Metropolitan Vocational High School in Harlem, New York City, at this time (later renamed the High School of Performing Arts). Eartha Kitt Wiki, Biography, Age as Wikipedia. This account has been disabled. Failed to delete memorial. One of the reasons why Kitt was born white (apart from the color of her father) is that Earthas father was also white. Arrangements by Clancy Strickland Wheeler Funeral Home, 1051 Durham Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587. On January 17, 1927, Eartha Mae Keith made her debut into the world in the little community of North, South Carolina. I look forward to meeting you one day. Another woman had parents whose mother was a blonde, brown eyed Italian and father was Japanese. *likely mostly European (father). All the money sparring put into education it was wasted on Truth. I do have her legs. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. I remember hearing your mother in an interview stating that she was part Native American as well. To find out the depth of your history and through that, you could find Mrs. Eartha Kitts family. She died after being treated for colon cancer at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She had six entries that reached the top 30 in the US during the early 1950s, including I Want to Be Evil and Uska Dara. Her other recordings include the song Under the Bridges of Paris, which peaked at number 10 in the UK in 1954, Just an Old Fashioned Girl, which peaked in 1956, and Where Is My Man, which peaked in 1958. Kitt looks like her mom but her fathers genetics are strong too and who has the right to tell her different. In early 2013, D.L. Apparently Mr or Mrs Truth was the one who did the adoption papers for your mother. About Daniel Sturkie. =). 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. Follow @931wzak Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley (born March 6, 1963) is an American actor, political commentator, radio host and stand-up comedian. A British journalist named John Williams wrote a biography about her titled "America's Mistress: Eartha Kitt, Her Life and Times" and claimed Kitt's dad was Daniel Sturkie, a local white doctor. Eartha Mae Kitt () . Shapiro said the name did ring a bell because she and her mom were told he was part of the local white families. Eartha Kitt Parents. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". So if you figure a bi-racial Black child is 55%-65% White, then it makes sense that a bi-racial Black person who has a child with a 100% White person can have a child who looks White. Heidi Klums children look Black because Seal likely has no White DNA. Your mother lived in a time where black people were lynched, beaten, segregated, and not considered human by many. 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. The Mark of the Hawk (1957), St. Louis Blues (1958), and Anna Lucasta were some of the other movies she starred in during the decade of the 1950s (1958). . People troll on the internet because they dont like themselves and they try to make others feel worse. So funny that a blonde woman with fair skin has a gorgeous brown-skinned mother and that just drives some people cray ????. While they do look like siblings, each one has their own particular skin tone, from dark to very light. Kitt was brought in to play the feline femme fatale, adding her own distinct voice and mannerisms to the comic book villain. Along comes a salesman who can put stars on the ones that have none, and then the original star-bellied Sneetches want their stars removed so they can justify their nastiness. There is a problem with your email/password. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Beautifully stated. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Genetics is a funny thing. Judicial Circuit," Stokes continued. Learn more about managing a memorial . She was awarded a third Emmy after her death in 2010 for her role as a guest star on the show Wonder Pets! Kitt's daughter, Kitt McDonald Shapiro, has questioned the accuracy of the claim. Alone with Me: A New Autobiography (1976, memoir)Rejuvenate! They want to be comvinced as if their negative opinion even matters! Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Eartha Kitt (32398636)? Include a photo of Eartha Kitt in your autograph request letter if you want a signature on her photo. It would be interesting to see what her father looked like. Its your best chance, to at last put the mystery to rest and salve what still may be an open spiritual wound waiting to heal. Ill never understand the arrogance it takes for someone to opine on the life of a person theyve never met. So the kids found some information that eventually led us going back down to the South., She added: We had to get a lawyer and petition the court to get the records opened and this took about six to seven months. I can clearly see the black in you. Their children are a variety of colors. Elijah Jeffcoats father was English, and her mothers background is unclear (some say Native American, others doesnt). Please update about your results ASAP. Blues, and she fought that need to be categorized. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. a local doctor named Daniel Sturkie. John Elmore Williams and Mary Wolfe. My first reaction was what business is it of hers? She has also earned a million subscribers and thousands of views. The name she had for her father was William Kitt. 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). Earthas life example and you as her living legacy of that stellarly transformational life, Kitt, are more needed than ever in these times. 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. However, heres what Id like to say about you. I am a mutt, black white and Cherokee, and I have a brother who has several children with his wife who has black and white in her genealogy as well. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". It seems as if we (society) have not put one step forward if one person could take the time to create this type of post. Thank you for being you. December 26, 2008. Im sorry youve faced people whove questioned and cast doubts on your origin. Your childhood pics are of a little WHITE girl..not a biracial girl. My mother shed a few tears and then the 15 minutes was up.". This is something my mother struggled with throughout her life. Truth is probably mixed as well and is envious of the way you look in comparison to themselves and to compare you both with Heidi and her kids, I think Truth should go grow some common sense. 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. Father - Daniel Richard Sturkie (Reportedly) Mother - Annie Mae . Weve updated the security on the site. As many have said, your compassionate, common-sense and gracious response is so perfectly Eartha, she raised you up in her shadow in all the best conceivable ways. You may contact her on Fb, which you can find by clicking the link here. 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. rcel.src = "//trends.revcontent.com/serve.js.php?w=76341&t="+rcel.id+"&c="+(new Date()).getTime()+"&width="+(window.outerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)+"&referer="+encodeURIComponent(referer); However, Kitt's daughter Kitt Shapiro has questioned the accuracy of the claim . from George Forrest and Robert Wright. Hughley Show on WZAK [LISTEN], LOCAL NEWS: Ohio BrewDog Locations Changes Name of a Beer Item to Honor Bengals QB Joe Burrow, LOCAL NEWS: CLE Mayor Justin Bibb on The Decision to Deny 80 Businesses to Remain Open Later, LOCAL NEWS: Travel Ban Issued on Ohio Turnpike Through February 4th, Blame The Black Man: Donald Trump Accuses Barack Obama Of Orchestrating Administrative Leaks, Moonlight Wins Oscar for Best Picture After La La Land Mistakenly Won That Same Award Right Before, Halle Berry Shows Off Her Natural Curls at the Oscars. I have embraced being mix. Black genes do dominate. Heidi Klume is about as white as anyone can get and her mixed children look MIXED and LOOK LIKE HER. I dont usually respond to negative comments, but I am compelled to do so here because I feel there is an opportunity for dialogue on a subject that many struggle. Gospel. Ann was the daughter of The Rev. In 1967, she made her debut on the Batman television series Catwoman, which was then in its third and last season. She had no idea she was half Italian but she ended up marrying twice, both to Italian men. She describes appearing on live television in New York in the 1950s, on such series as Omnibus and The Ed Sullivan Show. Try again later. Thank you. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. in 1978, for which she won the first of her two Tony Award nominations. #JMT, Thanks for posting this. Love yourself and knowing your self worth. Im also as blunt and controversial a lightning rod as your mom continues to be in her writings and the heck with it. So the issue is not trivial. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Now, one of the things I often mention when I speak or give interviews, is the great joy my mother got from having given birth to this mutt, a child who would be hard to confine to one racial box. 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Along comes a salesman who can put stars on the ones that have none, and then the original star-bellied. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. However, the famous singer never knew it as she died without knowing the identity of her father, reported The Guardian. New Yorks culture and flair brought out the entertainer in the young woman who, after a friendly dare, auditioned for the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe. So much of her life was a complete mystery as she only found her true date of birth when she was 71. Im of the same race as my parents and look nothing like either of them nor my sibling. Why Dont You Look More Like Your Mother?, Animal Print pillow with Eartha Kitt quote, Precious Heart in pink sapphires and diamonds, My Flaws Make Me Who I Am ~ Eartha Kitt quote bracelet. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. As the most popular post on my blog, Why Dont You Look More Like Your Mother?, continues to receive a lot of attention, one recent comment has brought me back to the subject of race, specifically, mixed race, and the desire of some truly ignorant people to deny the existence of others, because they do not fit the stereotype of how mixed race people should look. But even stillnone of that matters, you are here, you are human and you got to live your entire with the GREAT Eartha Kitt. You either break every rule or fill every quota, depending on where you are. My mother despised societys need to neatly categorize everything. In the photo, a very young Kitt was seen wearing a blue and white dress and a white headband while playing next to John, who wore black pants and matching shirt. It is interesting that our non-profit is having a fundraiser on March 17th, 2018 traveling to Augusta to celebrate the late James Browns legacy. ****** All people need to do is open their minds just a bit and get out of their own thoughts and be open to learning. Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, comedienne, dancer, and activist known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby", both of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. I am me I have attributes of both my mother and my father and I am proud of both. Ive know many, many children who were 1/2 or 1/4 black. I look at you and your mother and I definitely see the resemblance. I had a friend giggle and say Creator made it that way so men couldnt deny their children. I was surprised to find that I was also 30% Caucasian. Some of the children chose to pass over into white society. There was an error deleting this problem. Sorry (not sorry) we dont all fit someone elses preconceived stereotypes! This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". Love never dies and thats all that is important. Kitts physical features are more similar to her white father. Her official birth details were established only in 1997, when she challenged a group of students to find the certificate that records her as having been born Eartha Mae Keith in the town of North, South Carolina. I can only imagine some of the wisdom she imparted on you. In 1958, Kitt appeared with Sidney Poitier in "The Mark of the Hawk". -XX-This web page was last updated on January 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM. John Williams, a British journalist, wrote a biography about Kitt in 2013, in which he made the assertion that Kitts father was a white man called Daniel Sturkie, a local physician. Dear Truth please add compassion, love and humility to your list of traits you have deemed yourself worthy of. Silliest comment ever. Singer and actress Eartha Kitt never knew who her white father was . She returned to the Broadway stage in Mrs. Patterson (during the season that ran from 1954 to 1955), Shinbone Alley (in 1957), and the production of Jollys Progress, which ran for only a short time. A British journalist named John Williams wrote a biography about her titled "America's Mistress: Eartha Kitt, Her Life and Times" and claimed Kitt's dad was Daniel Sturkie, a local white doctor. She was horribly abused in the South. M/S of Eartha Kitt with her back to us, taking off her jumper; she is wearing a black leotard with a white sash and black seamed tights. I doubt the black community would have rejected her if she werent. Try again later. She did indeed find and read her birth certificate, but her father's name was blacked out. Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 - December 25, 2008) was an American singer, actress, dancer, activist and comedian, known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby", which were both US Top 10 hits. I wish I could have met her. I am only making reference to my self and my life with my mother, in response to what Mr. or Ms.Truth has said. As a contortionist, she had an appearance in the episode of Mission: Impossible from 1967 titled The Traitor. Her autobiography, titled Thursdays Child, was first published in 1956. I have been a fan of Eartha Kitt and in doing some research came across this site. If you want Eartha Kitts signature, you may write her an autograph request letter and mail it to her office address. Its one of the biggest lies ever told! By looking at Kitts, you can tell that she is mixed even though she looks Caucasian. 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