With her sultry drawl and feline charisma, the singer and actor oozed sophistication. But Eartha Kitt, who was born on 17 January 1927, had the toughest of childhoods. In History looks at how she ...

When iconic performer Eartha Kitt died in 2008 at the age ... Dr Sanders was that young man and Kitt the performer. Both American-born, Dr Sanders had moved to Tasmania, where he became a leader ...