eartha kitt: Tom Cruise

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Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said.
She was 81.
Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died in Connecticut of colon cancer.
She lived in Weston in recent years but it was uncertain if that was where she died.Kitt, a self-proclaimed "sex kitten" famous for her catlike purr, was one of America's most versatile performers, winning two "Emmy Awards" and nabbing a third nomination.
She also was nominated for several Tonys and two Grammys.Her career spanned six decades, from her start as a dancer with the famed Katherine Dunham troupe to cabarets and acting and singing on stage, in movies and on television.
She persevered through an unhappy childhood
as a mixed-race daughter of the South.*** ******

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Tom & Katie’s Brazilian Getaway

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes traveled in style, arriving for a helicopter ride Feb. 1 with daughter Suri, 2, in Rio de Janeiro on their way to a private island in Angra dos Reis. View Photos here

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Enjoy Dinner in D.C.
11 May 2009

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes stepped out for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night.

In addition to Tom and Katie, top celebrities to attend the dinner included: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Samuel L. Jackson, Sting and more.

Click HERE for more coverage of the White House dinner

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