First English Christmas for Eartha - U.S. singer Eartha Kitt, in England to make a film, is shown indulging in one of her favourite recreations -- reading. Picture was taken in London, where Eartha spent her first English Christmas. Said Eartha: "Singing doesn't leave me all the time I'd like for writing and reading." She writes poetry, is busy also on her autobiography. December 28, 1955. (Photo by Express News Picture Service).