Eartha Kitt

Sirens of the '60s

American singer and actress Eartha Kitt (1927 - 2008) exercising at the Town and Country Health Salon in Knightsbridge, London, 1st April 1965. (Photo by Harry Benson/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Brigitte Bardot circa 1960: Studio portrait of actor and model Brigitte Bardot wearing a light blue off-the-shoulder dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Eartha Kitt American singer and actress Eartha Kitt (1927 - 2008) exercising at the Town and Country Health Salon in Knightsbridge, London, 1st April 1965. (Photo by Harry Benson/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ursula Andress November 1964: Ursula Andress as the Queen of the lost city of Kuma in the film 'She' directed by Robert Day. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)
Diahann Carroll Studio headshot portrait of American singer and actor Diahann Carroll, wearing a sleeveless dress, leaning against a white column. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Julie Christie British actor Julie Christie looks into the distance while standing outdoors in a headshot still from the film, 'Darling,' directed by John Schlesinger, 1965. (Photo by Embassy Pictures/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Shirley Maclaine American actress Shirley Maclaine in a belly-dancing outfit in a publicity still for 'John Goldfarb, Please Come Home', directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1965. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Elke Sommer circa 1965: Portrait of German-born actor Elke Sommer posing on a beach after taking a swim, 1960s. She is wearing a bikini and a rose-petal bathing cap. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Diana Ross Diana Ross performing with the Supremes. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Catherine Deneuv... French film star Catherine Deneuve in London for the premiere of her new film 'Repulsion', a thriller directed by Roman Polanski, 11th June 1964. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Raquel Welch Actress Raquel Welch strides across a zebra crossing in Spanish Square, Rome followed by photographers. She is wearing a mini-skirted suit in a diamond pattern material over a skinny-rib polo sweater. Her small handbag is made of beads and her hair worn long and loose. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Ann-Margret circa 1965: Studio portrait of Swedish-born actor, singer and dancer Ann-Margret posing in a burlesque outfit with long white gloves, high heels, and a chinchilla fur wrap. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tippi Hedren American actress Tippi Hedren at the premiere in London for Alfred Hitchcock's film 'The Birds' in which she stars. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Rita Moreno Puerto Rican actor Rita Moreno speaks on the telephone after winning the 'Actress In a Supporting Role' award for the film 'Westside Story', directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, Santa Monica, California, April 9, 1962. (Photo by Jack Albin/Getty Images)
Anne Bancroft American actress Anne Bancroft (1931 - 2005), in character as the seductive older woman Mrs. Robinson, looks at American actor Dustin Hoffman, as Benjamin Braddock, in a publicity still from the film 'The Graduate' directed by Mike Nichols, California, 1967. (Photo by Embassy Pictures/MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images)
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Leslie Caron 1st March 1966: French actress and dancer Leslie Caron, who gained a world-wide reputation for her roles in the 'Lili' and 'Gigi' at her Knightsbridge home in London. (Photo by Michael Stroud/Express/Getty Images
Claudia Cardinal... Italian film star, Claudia Cardinale at London Airport. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Britt Ekland 7th October 1965: Actress Britt Ekland sitting on the Mini her husband Peter Sellers bought for her birthday, at the Radford Motor Company showroom, Hammersmith, London. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)
Mia Farrow 4th May 1967: Mia Farrow, American leading lady, smoking a cigar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Jane Fonda 23rd January 1965: American actress Jane Fonda at the Savoy Hotel, London holds a press reception. (Photo by Kaye/Express/Getty Images)
Faye Dunaway 6th September 1967: American actress Faye Dunaway. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Gina Lollobrigid... Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida. (Photo by Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Getty Images
Elizabeth Taylor 1st February 1966: Welsh stage and film actor Richard Burton (1925 - 1984) with his wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor at London Airport. (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
Natalie Wood American actress Natalie Wood (1938 - 1981) throws back stage curtains as she performs as the burlesque stripper Gypsy Rose Lee in a publicity still from the movie 'Gypsy' directed by Mervyn LeRoy, 1962. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Geraldine Page 1962: Geraldine Page and Paul Newman in a scene from 'Sweet Bird of Youth' by Tennessee Williams. Film: Sweet Bird of Youth Studio: MGM Director: Richard Brooks (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)