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ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas, the third of four children of Rulandus and Nelly (née Shay) Pitts. Her father, who had lost a leg while serving in the 76th New York Infantry in the Civil War, had settled the family in Kansas before ZaSu's birth.
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.
Ad for the film Bright Skies (1920) with Tom Gallery and ZaSu Pitts. Dinty (1920) The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920) A Parisian Scandal (1921) The Son of Wallingford (1921) Home Stuff (1921) Patsy (1921) Bob Hampton of Placer (1921) Grand Larceny (1922) The Wall Flower (1922) A Daughter of Luxury (1922) The Eternal Three (1923)
During her final illness, La Marr entrusted the care of her son to her close friend, actress ZaSu Pitts, and Pitts' husband, film executive Tom Gallery. [35] After La Marr's death, the child was legally adopted by Pitts and Gallery; renamed Donald Michael "Sonny" Gallery, [36] Don Gallery died in 2014. [37]
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.
Patsy Kelly (born Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of short comedy films produced by Hal Roach in the 1930s.
Mindy Cohn is best known for her role on Facts of Life, but to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, she’s family. Us Weekly broke the news in 2010 that Cohn, now 58, has a strong friendship with Jolie ...
Pretty Ladies is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film starring ZaSu Pitts and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a fictional recreation of the famed Ziegfeld Follies. Directed by Monta Bell, the film was written by Alice D. G. Miller and featured intertitles by Joseph Farnham. [1]