I didn't watch the telecast of the Academy Awards and rarely ever do. I'm just not that big on celebrity worship and honoring a bunch of boring movies I never wanted to see in the first place, but that's just me. If I had, I probably would've noticed that Eartha Kitt, who passed away last year on Christmas Day, was not included in the ceremony's "In Memorium" segment. That would be the portion of the program where the producers put together a montage of all the film stars we lost the previous year. Granted, Kitt will probably be most remembered for her role as the third "Catwoman" on the Batman TV series and for her stage performances, but she also starred in roughly 35 feature films, which has to count for something. My favorite Kitt role? "Yzma" in The Emporer's New Groove, which is a movie. Kitt's former publicist is understandably pissed, as are lots and lots of Black people. [LAT]
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