Sultry `Santa Baby' singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081225/capt.54462a3d79864b61a7dbbcfc9c2310b3.obit_eartha_kitt_nyek119.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=gY_rqj7oSdzc0EzryeuS7g--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="This Feb. 7, 1996 file photo shows singer Eartha Kitt in a New York hotel room. A family friend says Kitt has died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 of colon cancer. She was 81. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman, file)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_en_tv/obit_eartha_kitt)AP - Eartha Kitt, the self-proclaimed "sex kitten" whose sultry voice and catlike purr attracted fans even as she neared 80, has died. The singer, dancer and actress was 81.</p><br clear="all"/>
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