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ZaSu Pitts (/ ˈ s eɪ z uː ˈ p ɪ t s /; [1] January 3, 1894 [a] – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who, in a career spanning nearly five decades, starred in many silent film dramas, such as Erich von Stroheim's 1924 epic Greed, and comedies, before transitioning successfully to mostly comedy roles with the advent of sound films.
ZaSu Pitts Thelma Todd Patsy Kelly. Roach had previously paired Anita Garvin and Marion Byron in 1928 and 1929, but only three films resulted. [2] Pitts and Todd had both previously worked with Roach in various short films and feature films before filming 17 shorts for Roach from 1931 to 1933.
The Orchestra did not have any overt connection to ZaSu Pitts beyond the name. The first version of the band consisted of approximately 15 members (mostly male instrumentalists and female singer-dancers) who performed full band renditions of Motown , soul , R&B and other classic pop songs along with a few original compositions.
The first of the credited cast to die was ZaSu Pitts, who died on June 7, 1963, five months to the day before the film's release. With the death of Carl Reiner on June 29, 2020, [ 12 ] and Nicholas Georgiade on December 19, 2021, [ 13 ] Barrie Chase is the film's last surviving cast member, credited or otherwise.
Ramshackle Inn was adapted to an hour-long teleplay for the Philco Television Playhouse, with ZaSu Pitts, Joe Downing, Ralph Theadore, and Robert Toms reprising their roles. [30] It was broadcast live on January 2, 1949, [ 31 ] and featured Nancy Davis as Mary Temple, Vivian Vance as Joyce Rogers, Gordon Peters as Constable Small, with Lewis ...
Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily.
In 2001, Fayetteville elected its first Black mayor, Marshall Pitts. The city would be forever changed by the legacy he left and the changes he made. In 2001, Fayetteville elected its first Black ...
In 1933, reputedly after seeing her in Flying Colors, producer Hal Roach hired Kelly to team up with Thelma Todd in a series of short-subject comedies, and to replace her then-current co-star ZaSu Pitts after a contract dispute, beginning with Beauty and the Bus (1933). Pitts had demanded a salary hike of $8000 per script, so Roach terminated ...