With her sultry drawl and feline charisma, the singer and actor oozed sophistication. But Eartha Kitt, who was born on 17 January 1927, had the toughest of childhoods. In History looks at how she ...

It's got Eartha Kitt singing and Ethel from Eastenders dancing on top of a table. Yet this is a run of the mill episode. Most people would have worked out who could be behind it all. Kitt plays singer ...