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I was trying to find out who my father was. They say that at that time, that if you are illegitimate, the father doesn't have to put his name down on the certificate.

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Eartha Kitt
Age: 81 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 17
Died: 2008
Died: December 25
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Eartha Mae Keith
Eartha Mae Kitt
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