Eartha Kitt sings "I Love Men"

Working the gay market long before Madonna and Kylie:

http://www.newnownext.com/tbt-when-eartha-kitt-performed-i-love-men-at-the-gayest-disco-in-the-universe/08/2015/?xrs=synd_facebook_logo

Thanks for that post BB! After an unusually trying day and all the "news" this week that was officially exactly what I needed tonight! Eartha is Eartha! ( ..and the glitter and the boys certainly made it all work too!)

I had the honor of working on a show with Eartha and going in, I was terrified that she'd eat me alive, spit me out and have me replaced. But she was the warmest, lovliest, most articulate and caring collaborator in the world. She wouldn't have hurt anyone's feelings for the world, whether over an ill-advised costume she considered to be a schmata or a wig that didn't become her. She became the den mother of the company, adored by all, and when that curtain went up, the goods were on the stage at every single performance. She had great suggestions during the reharsal process, which you could take or leave and was never demanding. Her dressing room door was always open with treats galore, usually baked by her terrific daughter, Kitt. She was what my mother would have called "a peach." And to your point, HorseTears, a bio-pic of her compelling life story is a natural.

I think it was because she had endured so much misery that she was dedicated to being kind. She also had an extraordinary sense of humor, not silly but smart and truly witty. Once, while discussing the LBJ fallout, she said that Lady Bird was a lovely hostess then added, "But planting flowers along Route 66 wasn't really enough, was it?"