Wonderful Story about Eartha Kitt

We may remember Eartha Kitt as Lady Eloise in Boomerang or the Cat Women on the TV series Batman; yet when you take a moment to unveil her tremendous body of work you begin to see the energy and drive of this incredible Working Diva. Eartha Kitt is the picture of self-determination. With a burning desire to succeed she overcame issues of identity and poverty to gracefully ignite the great entertainer within. She had a range of talent that was monumental. I have found a wonderful story about Eartha...read on and Enjoy! Be inspired and learn that all things are done for your better good. Life must be joyous!

The Purrrfect Diva By Wil Haygood

Eartha Kitt Had a Taste For the Best Things in Life (source)

In her fantastical life, Eartha Kitt came to like a great many things. Men, sex, bawdy songs. I personally know about the lemon sorbet, the mango sorbet and the strawberry sorbet.
I found myself dining with Kitt -- who died of cancer at the age of 81 yesterday -- at the swanky Cafe Carlyle in Manhattan several years ago. I was working on a book about Sammy Davis Jr., once a romantic interest of Kitt's. Kitt's office suggested the Carlyle. Being on book leave, without a steady income and counting pennies, I gulped: The Carlyle wasn't the place for a penny-pincher. But I needed the interview, so I dared not back out of the chance to talk with her. Kitt had known Davis when both were very young and both were hanging out at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. (read complete story)