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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Williams, John, 1961-     Subjects     Kitt, Eartha.     Women singers, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Women singers -- United States -- Biography.     Singers -- United States -- Biography.     Motion picture actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.     Television actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.     Women entertainers, Black -- Biography.     Women entertainers -- United States -- Biography.     Women dancers -- United States -- Biography.     Dancers, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- United States -- Biography.     Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Biography.     Pacifists -- United States -- Biography     Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Williams, John, 1961-       by title:      America's mistress :...       by call number:      781.64092 K62w     Search the Web     Williams, John, 1961-     Kitt, Eartha.     Women singers, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Women singers -- United States -- Biography.     Singers -- United States -- Biography.     Motion picture actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.     Television actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.     Women entertainers, Black -- Biography.     Women entertainers -- United States -- Biography.     Women dancers -- United States -- Biography.     Dancers, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- United States -- Biography.     Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Biography.     Pacifists -- United States -- Biography     Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.       MARC Display

America's mistress : the life and times of Eartha Kitt / John L. Williams. by Williams, John, 1961- Quercus, 2014. Call #: 781.64092 K62w Subjects Kitt, Eartha.   Women singers, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Women singers -- United States -- Biography.   Singers -- United States -- Biography.   Motion picture actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.   Television actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.   Women entertainers, Black -- Biography.   Women entertainers -- United States -- Biography.   Women dancers -- United States -- Biography.   Dancers, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- United States -- Biography.   Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Biography.   Pacifists -- United States -- Biography   Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography. ISBN:  9781623658236 (hc.) Description:  xv, 319 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "Strait-laced, pre-civil rights America wasn't ready for Eartha Kitt. Waiting for others to be ready was never her style. John L. Williams captures the person behind the myth. From humble roots on a South Carolina cotton plantation, the multilingual, possibly multi-racial chanteuse emerged seemingly from nowhere to seduce the nation and redefine cosmopolitan glamour. Blending intellect, self-awareness and unprecedented sex appeal, she was a Technicolor presence in a black-and-white world. But the key to her allure was always her mystery, and her three not-entirely-consistent autobiographies raise more questions than they answer about who she really was--whether singing, dancing, acting or drawing headlines for her romantic dalliances and political activism. Drawing on original research and interviews with the people who knew her best, Williams--whose previous biographical subjects include Shirley Bassey and English civil rights activist Michael X--delivers a comprehensive, compassionate and thought-provoking record of a life that defied stereotypes, shattered boundaries, yet seemed to fall short of its potential in the end. Beginning with Eartha's tumultuous childhood, Williams makes a bold claim about the identity of her true father--a question that has never been answered. From there Williams traces her escape to Harlem, where she came into contact with leading black entertainers and found quick success as a company dancer -- which, in turn, enabled her to travel the world and segue into film, television and music stardom. A celebration of a remarkable American life that paved the way for black entertainers from Belafonte to Beyoncé"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 781.64092 K62w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 781.64092 K62w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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