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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 ...
Pitts, ZaSu (1898–1963)American actress. Born on January 3, 1898, in Parsons, Kansas; died of cancer on June 7, 1963; second daughter and one of four children of Rulandus Pitts and Nellie (Shea) Pitts; graduated from Santa Cruz (California) High School, 1914; married Thomas S. Source for information on Pitts, ZaSu (1898–1963): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
One thought about ZaSu Pitts “ Zasu Pitts grew up in Santa Cruz, California. Her childhood home is still standing at 208 Lincoln Street, now a local landmark. She attended Santa Cruz High School nearby, at 415 Walnut Avenue. Her 1914 yearbook says of her, "Rarely is a class so fortunate as to have such a brilliant leading lady as ZaSu Pitts.
Pitts, ZaSu (Mrs John E Woodall) ZaSu Pitts, Actress, Dies at 63; Talkies Turned Her to Comedy; Quavering Drawl Barred Her From Drama--Silent Role in 'Greed' Won Acclaim Voice Evoked Laughter 'Not ...
Aug 2, 2019 · ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas. ZaSu is a compound name taken from her forenames Eliza Susan, and it became her professional and legal name. Even ZaSu’s year of birth is something of a mystery. Her obituary in the New York Times and headstone place it as 1900. However, Pitts’ biographer Charles K Stumpf puts her year of birth as 1894.
ZaSu Pitts became a renowned character actress, beginning in the teens and working consistently through the early 1960s. She developed distinctive and eccentric affections that endeared her to audiences but limited the roles she could play. Behind that screen personality was a complicated woman whose life reflected the roller coaster that was Hollywood. Like so […]
According to her own account, actress ZaSu Pitts was given her curious cognomen because she was named for two aunts, Eliza and Susan. Born in Kansas, Pitts moved with her family to California, where at age 19 she began her film career. Her first starring role was as an ugly duckling who finds true love in 1919's Better Times.
