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Barrow-Murray, Barbara Clarke, Brian Deare, Beth Valdes, Mario

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In this clip Barbara Barrow-Murray interviews the vocalist and actress Eartha Kitt about her difficult childhood, her experience of not being a wanted child, and the pride she feels at having survived the prejudice of her childhood. Overall in the program, host Barbara Barrow-Murray speaks with vocalist and actress Eartha Kitt, in Boston with the production of Timbuktu! Topics include Timbuktu! as an extension of Kitt's Kismet, how long the show has been traveling, her role in Timbuktu! , the music in the production, interpreting her character Sahleem-La-Lume (which is not an essential one), her political positions and stance on the Vietnam War, and her difficult childhood. Program opens with excerpts from Kitt's interview with WGBH Radio FM's Ron Della Chiesa (host of the program Music America), and includes a studio dance performance of "Birds of Paradise" from Timbuktu! (performed by Martial Roumain and Cheryl Cummings), and a vocal performance by Kitt. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Brian Clarke.
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Gray, RandolphBrennan, SusanCrane, DavidSwan, KimRosenthal, IrisLewis, WebsterMacDonald, GregHarrison, RichLeCain, LarryMcKenna, JimWareham, SkipMackles, GeneHeitman, ClintWong, EvelynSmith, KathySullivan, John LMacKnight, JohnHackshaw, AdemahGoldman, EliasJohnson, NatSt. Onge, DavidKane, PatPugliesi, JoeHill, Rebecca
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Keywords

  1. African American Actresses
  2. African American Musicians
  3. African American Women
  4. African Americans
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Cummings, Cheryl
  7. Della Chiesa, Ron
  8. Kitt, Eartha
  9. Roumain, Martial
  10. Segregation
  11. Timbuktu! (Theatrical Production)
  12. Women

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