Ep. 45: Kitt Shapiro is the daughter of late international star Eartha Kitt, who passed away from colon cancer in 2008. She is the founder and creator of the Simply Eartha™ lifestyle brand (http://www.simplyeartha.com/) and served as president of Eartha Kitt Productions for more than 20 years. Her work with her mother was highlighted by her own Grammy nomination as executive producer of Eartha Kitt’s CD, “Back in Business.” Shapiro attended Barnard College/Columbia University before beginning a successful modeling career. She studied interior design and worked in the fashion industry before taking on the responsibilities of running her mother’s company. Shapiro has dedicated herself to sharing her mother’s story and bringing attention to the importance of colon cancer screening and early detection, and, toward that end, she serves as a Board Member for the Colon Cancer Alliance (http://www.ccalliance.org/).
Listen as Kitt speaks with Alex about living and traveling with her mother, about growing up as a multiracial person with a multiracial mom and about her maintaining her mother’s legacy through her lifestyle brand, Simply Eartha, and through her work withe Colon Cancer Alliance.
For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic
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Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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6 Comments on “Eartha Kitt’s daughter, Kitt Shapiro, on growing up multiracial with an internationally famous multiracial mother and on maintaining her mother’s legacy, Ep. 45”
Comment……..L loved Ms. Eartha Kitt she was wonderful and so beautiful. Kitt her daughter is beautiful like her late great mom
Thanks so much for listening and for writing in! You are absolutely correct about Eartha Kitt and about Kitt Shapiro!
Enjoyed your podcast. Kitt is a lovely woman and a testament to how truly special her mother was, not only as an entertainer, but as a woman and mother.
Thank you so much for listening to the podcast and for writing in! I agree with you 100% about Kitt and about her mom. All the best to you!
Does anyone know if Kitt attended Oakwood school in Poughkeepsie, NY. I think I was seated next to Eartha at a basketball game there in the mid ’80s. Thanks.
Don’t think so, but I’ll see if I can find out.
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