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Eartha Kitt

SOURCE: The New Yorker
2/16/2022

When Eartha Kitt Disrupted the Ladies Who Lunch

In 1968, real life imitated "Batman" as the Catwoman actress broke the veneer of politeness at a luncheon hosted by Lady Bird Johnson to denounce the war against Vietnam. But while Catwoman always got away, Kitt's career was destroyed for a decade.

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Eartha Kitt

When Eartha Kitt Disrupted the Ladies Who Lunch