January 18, 1968 - Invited to a Women Doers luncheon at the Johnson White House, Eartha Kitt, singer and actor, spoke out about the effect of the Vietnam War on America’s youth. Lady Bird Johnson had convened 50 whites and Negroes to discuss President Lyndon Johnson’s anti-crime proposals. Ms. Kitt first asked the President, “what do you do about delinquent parents, those who have to work and are too busy to look after their children?" He said that there was Social Security money for daycare, and the group should discuss such issues.

Later, she told the women that young Americans were "angry because their parents are angry . . . because there is a war going on that they don't understand . . . You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. They rebel in the street. They will take pot . . . and they will get high. They don't want to go to school because they're going to be snatched off from their mothers to be shot in Vietnam."

Eartha Kitt’s career took a severe downturn after this; for years afterward, Kitt performed almost exclusively overseas, while being investigated by several federal agencies.

"The thing that hurts, that became anger, was when I realized that if you tell the truth – in a country that says you're entitled to tell the truth – you get your face slapped and you get put out of work," Kitt told Essence magazine two decades later.

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🐈 Orangey the Cat 🐈

The only cat to win 2 PATSY Awards - From the school of animal handler Frank Inn. His 1st win was for Rhubarb the Millionaire Cat. He won again, 10 years later for his performance as Cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's, opposite Audrey Hepburn. Other roles included Mouschi, in The Diary of Anne Frank, Butch, in The Incredible Shrinking Man, + the cat in Batman (alongside Eartha Kitt's Catwoman). Orangey was an ornery actor, often described as the meanest cat in Hollywood - known for biting and scratching his co-stars - but he was prized for his ability to stay on set for long hours. Orangey had many stand-ins for his acting roles - as many as 36 different cats in his debut as Rhubarb!

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Remembering Eartha Kitt

(January 17, 1927-December 25, 2008)

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