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Zasu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She may be best known for her performance in Erich von Stroheim's epic silent film Greed. Based on her performance, von Stroheim labeled Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress". He also featured her in his films The Honeymoon (1928 ...
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Born January 3, 1894 in Parsons, Kansas, USA. Classic comedienne Zasu Pitts, of the timid, forlorn blue eyes and trademark woebegone vocal pattern and fidgety hands, was born to Rulandus and Nellie (Shay) Pitts, the third of four children on January 3, 1894. Her aged New York-native father, who lost a leg back in the Civil War era, had settled ...
Biography. Lead and supporting player from 1917 who first gained attention for her performance in Erich Von Stroheim's mammoth "Greed" (1924). With the emergence of sound Pitts established herself as an endearingly daffy comedienne, often in support of Thelma Todd or in tandem with Slim Summerville. Pitts' trademark wailing voice and fluttering ...
ZaSu Pitts. Actress. Born: January 3, 1894, Parsons, Kansas. Died: June 7, 1963 Hollywood, California. Several motion picture actresses grew up in the vicinity of , Independence, and Parsons. One woman who became a star was born in Parsons and would go on to enjoy a career of more than 200 films, often playing a worrisome spinster.
That same year she died of cancer. With over 500 credits to her name she was a popular supporting actress in movies, the stage, and on TV. She wrote the book Candy Hits by ZaSu Pitts. In April 1994, the ZaSu Pitts stamp was issued by the United States Post Office as one of a group of ten stamps honoring stars of the silent film era.
Other articles where Zasu Pitts is discussed: Greed: Trina (played by Zasu Pitts) is a simple woman who wins a $5,000 lottery and then finds herself caught in a love triangle characterized by greed and jealousy with her husband, McTeague (Gibson Gowland), and her former lover, Marcus (Jean Hersholt). The plot is an old standard: money…
