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I'm very happy with what the gods have given me. I take life as she presents herself to me, and whatever you see in my face is what I have earned.

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