Daniel Sturkie. I don't usually respond to negative comments, but I am compelled to do so here because I feel there is an opportunity for dialogue on a subject that many struggle with and is very relevant in today's times.. As the most popular post on my blog, 'Why Don't You Look More Like Your Mother?', continues to receive a lot of attention, one recent comment has brought me back to the subject . 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.async=true;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Nearly always, when someone expresses an opinion based on ignorance, the motivation is not what they are really saying, but rather a prejudice of some sort. All Rights Reserved. Be well. You cant hide DNA and you cant fake it. It was a drag not to have my own tribe. After the death of her mother, the young girl was sent to live with her New York City "aunt," Marnie Kitt, according to The New York Times. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Note: Above is incorrect. Richard was the son of John Casper/Caspar Sturkie and Martha Ann Rickenbacker. Light skinned people of African decent should not be required to wear a constant t-shirt around life that says I really am black, I have the DNA to prove it but it seems like that is what people like Truth want. Its a total mystery. She was referred to by Orson Welles as the most interesting woman in the world at one point. They look like they are from Guam. Genes are a funny thing and I dont know what the possibilities are. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. This sounds like the words of a mean spirited person who would actually tell a child that did not know he or she was adopted that they were. They have very little knowledge about genetics. Potentially throwing your whole sense of self and those who you most love into a whirlwind of insecurity, deception and confusion!!! Try again later. based on information from your browser. Im a child of an Egyptian dad and an Irish mom. My mother was a beautiful Caucasian woman my father was a very handsome African-American male. One of them looks like she is white and not mixed race at all. It sells different types of items, including bracelets, mugs, blankets, and shirts. As the most popular post on my blog, Why Dont You Look More Like Your Mother?, continues to receive a lot of attention, one recent comment has brought me back to the subject of race, specifically, mixed race, and the desire of some truly ignorant people to deny the existence of others, because they do not fit the stereotype of how mixed race people should look. XXKitt. Dear Kitt, Where do I beginThere is a story in my family, that my aunt Myrtis was the woman who assisted your mom in getting the audition with Katherine Dunham. We have set your language to She was invited to speak at this college and I went down with her. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Thank you. They werent accustomed to seeing the effect of a mother who is 44% Caucasian with a pure white husband. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! She recorded the song Where Is My Man in 1984 and got her first Gold record with the disco-heavy tune. Wow, it is 2018 and we are still having this conversation. This person was nasty and instead of blowing him off you were patient and eloquent. Not much is known about the mother of Eartha Kitt, Annie Mae. Verify and try again. Mixed raced people prove the connectedness we all have. One day I may show them to you. rcds.appendChild(rcel); , ( . Indeed, John Williams, the author of a biography called America's Mistress: Eartha Kitt, Her Life and Times, believed Kitt's father was Sturkie, though Shapiro says 'there were a lot of names'. That talent, seems to have skipped a generation, and now resides in my children. Her rendition of the line constantly stirring with a long wooden spoon became well known if only for the stars distinctive purr. Eartha Kitt, who purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a show-business career that lasted more than six decades, died on Thursday. The destitute black-Cherokee young woman persuaded black neighbours to take in Eartha and her younger half-sister Pearl. Failed to report flower. Gospel. Doubtful. Kitt keeps herself active on social media as she usually posts photos showing a couple of aspects of her life. Ive even had people accuse me of not being a biological mother to my daughter because her eyes are blue and black people dont carry the genes for blue eyes. On January 17, 1927, Eartha Mae Keith made her debut into the world in the little community of North, South Carolina. Your childhood pics are of a little WHITE girl..not a biracial girl. In her nearly hour-and-a-half hour Archive interview, Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) briefly talks about her early stage work in New York and abroad and shares her thoughts regarding a performer's relationship with the audience. I just heard about Eartha Kitt Day today. Heidi Klume is about as white as anyone can get and her mixed children look MIXED and LOOK LIKE HER. You cant create dialogue if everyone just agrees with you. Orson Welles referred to her as the most interesting girl in the world during one of his interviews. Kitts album titled Rosenkyssar, which was recorded in Swedish and released in 1956 was a moderately successful release in Sweden (Rose Kisses, RCA FAS 511). Eartha had a daughter with her former husband, businessperson John William McDonald. She has also earned a million subscribers and thousands of views. Born Eartha Mae Keith, an out-of-wedlock child, on January 17, 1927 in North, South Carolina, Kitt's mother was of Cherokee and African-American descent and her father of German or Dutch descent. I look forward to meeting you one day. Along comes a salesman who can put stars on the ones that have none, and then the original star-bellied. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". And since your mother was mixed on the lighter side and your father was white your skin tone is lighter. I am only making reference to, A bedtime story my mother often read to me, Its the story about a group who felt superior to others because they had stars on their bellies. Kitts mother, Annie Mae Keitt, abandoned her daughter at an early age when she found a new man with little time for the light-skinned Eartha. The title of this book was then used as the basis for the title of a song by David Bowie, also titled Thursdays Child, which was released in 1999. . Hi Kitt! She looks like her father to me, plus her body build resembles Mrs. Eartha Kitts. You are beautiful and your mother was beautiful inside and out. Eartha Kitt, in full Eartha Mae Kitt, (born January 17, 1927, North, South Carolina, U.S.died December 25, 2008, Weston, Connecticut), American singer and dancer noted for her sultry vocal style and slinky beauty who also achieved success as a dramatic stage and film actress. You either break every rule or fill every quota, depending on where you are. My mother despised societys need to neatly categorize everything. It has been documented in history, we see it in our communities, and it even makes sense biologically. Same parents. Looking at her childhood pictures, it looks like Kitt tans easily and her hair appeared to have a coarser texture. Eartha had such a distinctive look, her biological child would look like her in SOME way. In 1950 she got her first starring role on stage, playing Helen of Troy in Orson Welles' "Dr. Faustus". I have embraced being mix. I think adoption is fabulous. You share much of your lovely mother down to her sweet nature. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32398636/eartha-kitt. Gary Owens Estranged Wife Clowns His New Boo On The Gram, Da Brat Reveals Shes Pregnant at 48, Expecting Baby With Wife Jesseca Judy Dupart, R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes in Illinois. Its mind-boggling to me how people will ignore facts to support a belief of theirs. Eartha Kitt in a TV series in 1975 during her stay in Britain. Now, one of the things I often mention when I speak or give interviews, is the great joy my mother got from having given birth to this mutt, a child who would be hard to confine to one racial box. I see my features in my mother in some pictures but regardless I am who I ammy mothers child. Let me leave them alone because I am so mad, I would say things that may get my comment removed. No, I do not sound like her or have her vocal abilities. No one ever believed her father was Japanese. Some people just enjoy being mean, like the Sneetches and they just dont matter. Watch Joe Little Give Vintage Performance at 216 Day in Cleveland! Earthas biological father may have been Daniel Richard Sturkie. Males have the stronger gene normally. The Field.. Keep doing what you do and being who you are and its fantastic to see that the Idiotic Truth couldnt keep you down. https://books.google.com/books?id=EXkeBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT19&lpg=PT19&dq= Geni requires JavaScript! DNA pulls from every which way, and it possible that it pulled Mrs. Earthas Caucasian DNA, which probably dominated the gene pull. In 1958, Kitt appeared with Sidney Poitier. Try again later. Winning a spot on the troupe provided Kitt with the opportunity not only to showcase her talent, but to also see the world. She had pale blue eyes and blonde hair. Earthas mother, Annie Mae Keith (later Annie Mae Riley), later changed her name to Annie Mae Riley. So, when a person says to me that I was adopted, and my mother hid that from me all my life, because I dont possess the features that person feels I should have, is in a way, denying my very existence. Look them up if you still have questions truth person. Father: Daniel Sturkie (white sharecropper) Mother: Annie Mae Keitt Sister: Pearl (half sister) I loved her style. To the person that stated that Kitt doesnt look like Mrs. Eartha, thats ridiculous. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Kitt was born Eartha Mae Keith on a cotton plantation near the small town of North, in Orangeburg County South Carolina on January 17, 1927. God Bless, Thank you. Ill never understand the arrogance it takes for someone to opine on the life of a person theyve never met. Eartha Kitt has her own channel on youtube, where he uploaded her videos for her followers to watch. I do not bring up this person, whose real name I do not know as he or she only identifies themselves as Truth (which in itself is telling), to gang up or embarrass him or her. While performing in a Parisian nightclub, Kitt mesmerized the owner to such an extent that he offered her a solo contract. 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