Eartha Kitt--1978 TV Interview, "Timbuktu!"

Eartha Kitt discusses her life and career in this 1978 TV interview, taped during the run of her 1978 Broadway triumph in "Timbuktu!".

[@jennefercameron5673]

“You can be born nothing and become whatever is in your soul to do” ❤️

[@ilovesweetsalways8978]

Jennefer Cameron absolutely. Well said.

[@dianejohnson5216]

Jennefer Cameron that is true

[@daniellemccarter5706]

Jennefer Cameron Yes 😢🙏🏼

[@AmRealityInc]

"self to do" but your version works too

[@ezj8262]

I had a friend who was born with cerebral palsy. He cannot be an acrobat, and personally I have plenty of fantasies that are in no way realistic, but when I throw down the vain imaginings and focus on who I was made to be, and learn about the things that I am naturally good at..... I gain realistic direction.

[@pamelajudithrwanyarare8429]

'God has taken very good care of me and I am grateful for that' Amen.

[@Allhoney33]

That purr at 2:00!!! She does it like no one else.

[@mirandabisnou1307]

NO ONE!!! Til this DAY July 2020

[@Allhoney33]

@@mirandabisnou1307 Yep and still going in March 2021! I'm practicing and still can't get it right!

[@EphemeralProductions]

yep! she was so cat-like! that's why she was PERFECT for Catwoman!

[@beacfranklinenterprises]

@@EphemeralProductions The first!!!!!

[@dougr.2398]

@@Allhoney33 adopt a cat and learn from it! :)

[@rickcruz5582]

Ballsy Woman, beautiful, cultured, talented, kind, intelligent and the list goes on. Much love and respect for the QUEEN Eartha KITT. ❤️❤️❤️

[@g.j.jonesgloriajonesj4459]

EARTHA KITT PAID HER DUE'S. SHE KNEW WHAT IT WAS TO BE DIRT POOR IN THE DEEP SOUTH OF THE CAROLINAS. CLASSY LADY SHE WAS. I HONOR THE LADY SHE WAS.

[@Jhihmoac]

After her anti-war statement at the White House in 1968, a Washington DC mandated Hollywood had turned its back on Eartha Kitt, and she in turn just said, "So What?", and did a decade long stint in Europe... Ten years later, with the Vietnam Era and all its related BS placed behind us, Hollywood and the American Stage sees Ms. Kitt's accomplishments in Europe, and begs her to return... She did because she wanted to, not had to...

[@daniellemccarter5706]

Crazcompart Ugh I would have wanted to tell them F off.

[@Seabasstien]

Talented Beautiful and Brave to speak Truth to Power. Bravo and Thank you Ms.Eartha Kitt ❤❤❤

[@bbrice78]

I love this woman shes such a bad ass

[@jennefercameron5673]

opfilm Eartha said she’s disappointed cause the CIA spend money on gossip 😂

[@frankster713]

a GOOD bad ass !

[@citizen1163]

She got even better looking as she got older! Stunning & talented beyond measure!

[@vintageincolor]

Earths had a beautiful voice and was truly a Phoenix rising. She’s so strong but yet vulnerable

[@IsiahTomas]

There's an awesome short documentary about her in the late 70's that followed her for several days. It's a really good look on her life to that point that doesn't go over every part, but still encapsulates so much of her worth learning.

[@mirandabisnou1307]

SHE WAS SO FASCINATING💓👍🏼💟 I can spend hours listening to her! R.I.P.

[@Swampzoid]

I have nothing but love and respect for Eartha Kitt

[@JerjerB]

the Timbuktu entrance was SPECTACULAR and can be seen on KZbin

[@Dion_Mustard]

What a REMARKABLE human being she was and it's appalling to think so many young people today don't have a clue who she is. Life is so strange in that sense.

[@sylviayeager2675]

An extraordinary human been, a survivor against all odds, inspiring Eartha Kitt, n so much wisdom. Wish she was around among us today! ❤️ Her.

[@phillipmiller4903]

One of the greatest entertainer ever. I love her. First saw her when I was 11yrs old in New Faces on 1952. Wish she was still here!

[@rhondawoodhouse5508]

I bow with great and tremendous reverence at her Soul! Ms. Eartha Kittttttttttttttt! Thank you Ms. Kitt for such an inspiring, encouraging, exemplary and extraordinary REGAL presence! I treasure your AWEsomeness!

[@workingclassperson2124]

Impossibly beautiful in every way possible.

[@allancuseo7431]

Loved her. Many years ago at the Tony Awards dinner she was sitting next to me... She borrowed 2 LPs from me --- never saw them again...:LOL

[@Banana-lk7tf]

Maybe Kitt has them?! I just watched an interview with her daughter and she said that her mother told her to keep EVERYTHING when she dies. Ya never know!!

[@kennethkustren9381]

Do you feel a loss in your charitable giving ? I'd give much more away, just to have a conversation with her. You missed out, not going to see her, and perhaps having another yet.... YOU DROPPED THE BALL.... MAYBE SHE WAS WAITIN FOR YOUR CALL.

[@allancuseo7431]

She needed them to sue Rod McKuen. He had put the LPs out without her permission

[@LifeOfJimbo]

What were the LP's?

[@EphemeralProductions]

so funneh! :)

[@gerardmazzarese9363]

Beautiful, Facinating, wonderful lady. She is a hero for what she said about "Johnson's war."

[@acelight4205]

2020 .Eartha your loved

[@SaxonC]

She’s a treasure and classy legend

[@jeanwilliams6623]

She was amazing And the interviewer was so fascinated!

[@lizzymoore54]

There's only one race...The Human Race. The rest is just the fear of different cultures. I just love Earta Kitt's boldness! Such a brave and cultured woman. ❤️

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Alan Eichler strikes gold again. I saw Eartha Kitt teach a dance class at Broadway Dance Center, all Haitian dancing. It was electrifying.

[@AshMukherjeeOfficial]

I feel that this is one of the best Eartha interviews out there. So relaxed, measured and considered yet humorous and light. A fittingly remarkable interviewer for the most exciting woman in the world.

[@jimmylittle9393]

So much more genuine and sincere and articulate than today's celebrities.

[@adamodeo9320]

I miss her 😟

[@jonharvey8919]

Beautiful woman with great voice ❤

[@whynotnow9618]

She is, incredibly, good-natured. I'm uncertain how I would've fared...I can't guess if he's interviewing her, flirting, or both.

[@evaeggen6928]

Som impressing, both of them, sweet people, Dick cavett and eartha kitt, amazing humor..

[@whynotnow9618]

I'm so happy to hear someone from that time own being multicultural...I'm from a multi-racial family and even for us, conversations around that or tense and I hear too much of how they had to choice but to choose one side and felt they couldn't own being multicultural. It's been very frustrating, because I do own it, very strongly (being multicultural & multilingual) and don't really have anyone around me to understand that.

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

EXQUISITE,TALENTED,GREAT,AMAZING,FANTASTIC,ELECTRIC,INTELLIGENT,LADY. WE HAVE NOTHING LIKE THIS GREAT LADY IN TODAY BORING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

[@workingclassperson2124]

And then some!!

[@richardpowers2313]

She's the politician needed so badly today. Intelligent, articulate and a national treasure, Ms. Kitt understood race, humanity and the systems so well and was hushed, blacklisted and ignored at the time she was most needed. Dick Cavett does a wonderful job of structuring the interview to allow so many truths to come out.

[@michaelremer7721]

I love Eartha Kitt

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

Love her ❤️ #fortitude

[@felinefokus]

Just Thankful for this gr8 footage that we get a chance to see. As the "grown folk" like 2 say, I wasn't even thought about during this era. We are the Future and I am passing this knowledge down 2 future generations 💙👑 Thank you 4 making the sacrifice 2 all of our eartha kitt, Bob Marleys, nina simone and the list goes on 🙏🏽

[@daniellemccarter5706]

THANK YOU EARTHA FOR SPEAKING UP AND OUT FOR MIXED BLACK PPL. WHAT YOU SAID IS WHAT I TELL MY MIXED DAUGHTER WHO IS NATIVE INDIAN, BLACK, MEXICAN, & IRISH. I TELL HER ALL THE TIME NOT TO GIVE ONE DAMN WHICH RACE CLAIMS HER. IM NATIVE INDIAN, MEXICAN AND IRISH AND HAVE HAD A HELL OF A TIME WITH JUST THAT MIX ALONE. SO THROW BLACK IN IT AND ITS THAT MUCH HARDER SO SCREW THEM ALL. STAND IN YOUR POWER I TELL HER, LOVE YOURSELF, GOD AND ALWAYS BE KIND TO YOURSELF. DO NOT COMFORM TO ANY RACES BULLSHIT LET THEM GRAVEL IN IT THEIR F SELVES. ACCEPTING YOURSELF IS ALL THAT MATTERS EARTHA KITT IS PROOF.

[@SeLaH7_]

Brilliant woman

[@MissPerriwinkle]

her cabaret show in the eightys was fabulous !!!!

[@Stinkyweed]

God.shes gorgeous!

[@StarZendonna1687]

That Purr gives me Chills and I even purr myself

[@cathyleegrantham-schreifel7269]

Susan Graham same here!

[@katchal2]

God I love this woman ! She was a genius ! They are both cute here, I sense love in the air between them. Am I the only one?

[@fannishmarcia]

I was fortunate enough to see her in this production 3 times before it closed. I wish there was a cast album!

[@mizdiva706]

I love her wit and how she gives back the same passive aggressiveness with absolute joy and eloquence.

[@user-tq1mm8gh9e]

A-mazing woman!!

[@retrobebop61]

Just wonderful! What an amazing lady!

[@tjcassidy2694]

The airdate was March 1, 1978.

[@variedinterest1]

Disappointed at how the government has fallen down...I'm still waiting for the 40 acres and mule! Wow!

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

One of the All Time great entertainers. This was a horrible introduction for a Star like Ms. Kitt. To have her just sitting there, waiting, While Cavett prattled on and on. She deserved much better.

[@user-ml8im3zd7s]

The goat period👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑 rest in paradise❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dougr.2398]

Eye opening. I wish I had seen this 43 years ago. Buffy Ste.-Marie was also blocked from the air-waves at the time Ms. Kitt was.

[@gabrielfrost7668]

Rip Angel ❤️

[@ronni5467]

Love Love Love Eartha

[@crossjay]

That laugh! June Allyson laughed the same way in her own interview with DC.

[@BogoljubTeofilovic]

love this interview so much

[@Lovebrook465]

She was always so happy even at 80 I saw recently wow awesome way to be ❤

[@anthonybarlow5955]

She did an opening from Timbuktu on the Merv Griffin show it was spectacular nothing can compared to it now she will be missed

[@mechellfrazier7869]

I wish Hollywood would release the Timbuktu musical of zEartja Kitt

[@fullyselfexpressed]

I've seen her tell this story to other host, they always look incredulous as if they don't believe her because they can't relate, oh yes it's true, millions lived like she described in great US of A

[@AmRealityInc]

Thanks for the upload. This was great

[@byjacquelineb]

I love you Eartha 🤲🏽🤍✨!!

[@ofi37]

You can say whatever you want about Valentina, but her Snatch Game on AS4 brought me here and now I'm obsessed with Eartha Kitt! ❤️

[@zalanahara270]

America hasn’t changed a bit. We are still having the same conversations decade after decade! Ugh

[@Allhoney33]

Eartha Kitt and Rue Mclanahan look so much alike!

[@formerlyarandompropernameb9327]

I see that.

[@charleswalters5284]

Miss Kitt

[@shoos9315]

Based lady. People now: Observe, understand and take notes. I know I am

[@Owlzindabarn]

Some of his questions were ass, but she took care of herself.

[@EphemeralProductions]

her way of talking was so quaint, cute and intriguing!!!! that may sound weird but I hope you know what I mean....

[@danielbergonzi7319]

It's a bit concerning how She was blacklisted.

[@jewelgrier4593]

ONE of mu heroes along with Muhammad Ali..pam grier..harriett tubman. Sojourner TRUTH..dianna ross...maya angelou...zora neal..marian mcloid mthune. Terry McMillan...tyler Perry..spike lee ..obamas ..Dr Martin Luther king...ect ECT

[@dougr.2398]

Leonard Bernstein wasn’t credited at all for the “kicky” opening (and closing) musc

[@LadyALCO]

I dont like this guy, at all. But Im grateful he did this interview with her so we can hear her beautiful voice!

[@tannawannavannabittannawan7138]

LadyALCO ~ He probably wasn’t the best interviewer in the world.........his name is Dick Cavett. He had his own very popular show throughout the entire 1970s and interviewed a WIDE range of amazing celebrities!! His personality is a little dry......but overall he is a pretty good guy and I am also so glad he interviewed such a wonderful lady. She was so ahead of her time and had such a unique and accurate view on many topics including race. ❤️

[@marbury2403]

He thought he was edgy. No he wasn't. He tried to provoke but didn't succeed.

[@Innawor1d]

He was weird af and awkward, especially @5:25 about the plantations reopening, like really how do you think that’s funny or witty

[@WoWMalazar]

Dick Cavett is the best interviewer in the history of showbiz, dry delivery, sincere and good-natured with a streak of mischief. He puts all his guests at ease despite - and sometimes thanks to - small moments of awkwardess where vulnerability comes through. Watch his other interviews before you judge the man!

[@peterraymond8470]

I love where he he says he had a chance to look at that dossier and invited her anyway even though she's a sadistic nymphomaniac. Yes, it's dry humor and it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's one of the things I love about him.

[@kim_pheonix9138]

I would love to it if they could have done ancestry DNA on her to find her family.

[@tsteigh]

👸👍👍

[@mirandabisnou1307]

5:20. ??? What was he implying???

[@ttp436]

Wouldn't it be amazing if DNA ancestry was around then

[@goosetaylor2336]

5:20 wat in the Hell did he just try to imply

[@AndreJordan609]

Goose Taylor EXACTLY!

[@rashedawhite9992]

Subliminal message. That's F'd up..

[@itsnoahonfire]

Did u catch her comeback about planting cotton and hiring white folks to pick it? Eartha caught the shade and served a read lmao

[@goosetaylor2336]

Noah Williams lmao wow I didn’t

[@mirandabisnou1307]

#Goose My exact question! He said a few things that left a bitter taste in my mouth.

[@markwaltz3307]

$20 a ticket!!! Where's my time machine? ($300 balcony seats for Hugh Jackman in Music Man!

[@susanvaughan-schiele4201]

Sound too low to hear it properly.

[@samiam2088]

The sad things is, she was probably broke during this interview.

[@daniellemccarter5706]

samiam2088 She said she bought a lot of real estate when she did well.

[@claudiavela7387]

I didn't know she had such hard upbringing...

[@kendrabethune4733]

dear dick cavett thanks for a eartha interview after i read converstons with eartha kitt kendra bethune not my mother sandra bethune kay wilson when i almost completed the book of me kendra bethune

[@spencophany2307]

“Set in Black Africa” 👀

[@As_Sulay]

1:38 🔭🖥️

[@danielburns6634]

Makes a strong man weak in the knees.

[@tyleranyways]

5:30 😭

[@staxoffunk1863]

She was about 48here

[@Badie20]

Close but she was 51 years old

[@shonshyne]

Set in “black” Africa???🤔🤨🧐

[@WoWMalazar]

Sub-saharan Africa, get over yourself

[@michmex220]

Eartha is so sweet, but she looks like James brown.

[@shamrockshore6308]

She looks so refined, but then she opens her mouth and all that 'ghetto' comes out....not. How is it that someone who had little or no education can communicate so well, and today I listen to some so-called artists who have had the benefit of formal education, but can hardly utter a word without it being an expletive?

[@saistrology]

Shamrock Shore Its the dignity she discovered traveling and working overseas. James Baldwin spoke the same way.

[@daniellemccarter5706]

Not everyone are spoken writers she enjoyed what and how she spoke.

[@shamrockshore6308]

@GPAGE I'm assuming you mean indigenous, as indigenious is not a word. But then you're educated, so you'll have known that. Why do you have to mention colour in your comment?

[@shakeyraware1563]

Hush she had more class then u ever will

[@cathyleegrantham-schreifel7269]

His posture and demeanor seem so disrespectful to her.

[@jeffreyzeiss1326]

Fast-forward to 2022 and we all need to fear our government because if we don't agree with them the alternative is very negative under the current regimen of Beijing Biden and Company

[@ladylovesherlord]

He was trying to make her out to be a bitter black woman and he failed epically.

[@whynotnow9618]

He said "Set in black Africa"...the whole of Africa is black, except where territory was stolen...like every other such place on the world, that has been migrated to and to and claimed...of course, this is the 70's, not too much awareness & political correctness.

[@WoWMalazar]

Actually black africa refers to sub-saharan Africa as opposed to north Africa which is predominantly Arab in countries like Morroco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. There's nothing wrong with the term!