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Videos (see all 4)
Mambo (1954) -- Mambo
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) -- Caroline Kennedy talks about the Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) -- Check out some star-studded interviews at the 20008 Kennedy Center Honors!
Mambo (1954) -- Mambo

Overview

Date of Death:
21 May 2006, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Dancer, choreographer, composer and songwriter, educated at the University... more
Trivia:
Founded America's first major black modern dance company, Ballet Negre... more
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NewsDesk:
'Santa Baby' Singer Eartha Kitt Dies
 (From PEOPLE.com. 25 December 2008, 3:00 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Katterine Dunham

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Actress, Soundtrack, Self
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) (choreographer)
    ... aka La bibbia (Italy)
    ... aka The Bible (USA: short title)

  2. Green Mansions (1959) (dances stager: Marake sequence)
  3. Primavera en el corazón (1956) (choreographer) (as Katterine Dunham)
    ... aka Spring in the Heart (USA)
  4. Mambo (1954) (choreographer)
  5. Die große Starparade (1954) (choreographer)

  6. Casbah (1948) (choreographer: Dunham Group)
  7. Pardon My Sarong (1942) (dance designer) (dances stager)
  8. Carnival of Rhythm (1941) (choreographer) (origination of production)
Actress:
  1. Música en la noche (1958)
  2. Mambo (1954) .... Dance teacher
  3. Die große Starparade (1954) .... Dancer

  4. Casbah (1948) (uncredited) .... Odette
  5. Cuban Episode (1944) .... Dance Troupe
  6. Carnival of Rhythm (1941) .... Dance Troupe
Soundtrack:
  1. Stormy Weather (1943) (performer: "STORMY WEATHER")
  2. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (performer: "Sharp as a Tack")
Self:
  1. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
  2. Im Spiegel der Maya Deren (2002) .... Herself
    ... aka In the Mirror of Maya Deren
  3. Free to Dance (2001) .... Herself

  4. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988) (TV) .... Herself
  5. The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (1988) (TV) .... Herself
  6. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983) (TV) .... Herself (Honoree)

  7. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 31 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself

  8. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.36 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
  9. Botta e risposta (1950) .... Herself
    ... aka I'm in the Revue (International: English title)
    ... aka Je suis de la revue (France: dubbed version)

  10. Stormy Weather (1943) .... Herself
  11. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) .... Herself in Smart as a Tack Number

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