Zasu Pitts
1894-01-02 ( 131 years old ) in Parsons, Kansas, USA

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), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933). However, for the most part, with the advent of sound Pitts was mostly relegated to comedy parts. A bitter disappointment was when she was replaced in the classic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Beryl Mercer after her initial appearance in previews drew unintentional laughs, despite her intense performance. She had viewers rolling in the aisles in Finn and Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). In 1936 and 1937 she portrayed Hildegarde Withers in two movies, succeeding Edna May Oliver as the spinster sleuth, but they were not well received. In the 1950s she started focusing on television. This culminated in her best known series role, playing second banana to Gale Storm on CBS's The Gale Storm Show (1956) (also known as Oh, Susannah) in the role of Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), the shipboard beautician. In 1961, Pitts was cast opposite Earle Hodgins in the episode "Lonesome's Gal" on the ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1962, Pitts appeared in an episode of CBS's Perry Mason, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Her final role was as Gertie, the switchboard operator in the Stanley Kramer comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

Movies

The Big Parade of Comedy 1964-09-02
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963-11-07
The Thrill of It All 1963-07-17
Teenage Millionaire 1961-08-01
Disneyland '59 1959-06-15
This Could Be the Night 1957-05-14
The Silent Partner 1955-12-21
Francis Joins the WACS 1954-07-30
Denver and Rio Grande 1952-05-16
Francis 1950-02-08
Lum and Abner 1949-07-18
Life with Father 1947-09-13
The Perfect Marriage 1947-01-24
Breakfast in Hollywood 1946-02-26
Dear Miss Gloria 1946-01-01
Let's Face It 1943-08-04
Tish 1942-09-17
So's Your Aunt Emma! 1942-04-17
The Bashful Bachelor 1942-03-19
Mexican Spitfire at Sea 1942-03-13
Weekend for Three 1941-12-12
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby 1941-11-28
Miss Polly 1941-11-14
Uncle Joe 1941-10-18
Niagara Falls 1941-10-17
Broadway Limited 1941-06-13
No, No, Nanette 1940-12-19
It All Came True 1940-04-06
Eternally Yours 1939-10-07
Nurse Edith Cavell 1939-08-31
Mickey the Kid 1939-07-03
Naughty But Nice 1939-06-23
The Lady's from Kentucky 1939-04-27
52nd Street 1937-11-19
Forty Naughty Girls 1937-09-24
Wanted! 1937-08-23
Sing Me a Love Song 1936-12-25
The Plot Thickens 1936-12-11
Mad Holiday 1936-11-13
13 Hours by Air 1936-04-30
The Affair of Susan 1935-09-01
Hot Tip 1935-08-20
She Gets Her Man 1935-08-05
Going Highbrow 1935-07-06
Spring Tonic 1935-06-27
Ruggles of Red Gap 1935-03-08
The Gay Bride 1934-12-14
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1934-10-28
Dames 1934-09-01
Their Big Moment 1934-08-17
Private Scandal 1934-05-11
Love Birds 1934-05-04
Sing and Like It 1934-04-20
And She Learned About Dames 1934-03-27
Three on a Honeymoon 1934-03-22
Two Alone 1934-01-26
The Meanest Gal in Town 1934-01-12
Mr. Skitch 1933-12-22
Meet the Baron 1933-10-20
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men 1933-10-18
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! 1933-10-01
Her First Mate 1933-08-03
Professional Sweetheart 1933-06-09
One Track Minds 1933-05-20
Hello, Sister! 1933-04-14
The Bargain of the Century 1933-04-08
Out All Night 1933-04-08
The Vanishing Frontier 1933-03-13
Maids a la Mode 1933-03-04
Asleep in the Feet 1933-01-21
They Just Had to Get Married 1933-01-05
She Whoops To Conquer 1933-01-01
Sneak Easily 1932-12-10
Madison Square Garden 1932-11-04
The Soilers 1932-10-29
Once in a Lifetime 1932-10-02
The Crooked Circle 1932-09-25
Alum and Eve 1932-09-24
Blondie of the Follies 1932-09-01
Show Business 1932-08-20
Back Street 1932-08-04
Roar of the Dragon 1932-07-08
Make Me a Star 1932-07-01
Is My Face Red? 1932-06-17
The Old Bull 1932-06-04
Westward Passage 1932-05-27
Strangers of the Evening 1932-05-14
The Trial of Vivienne Ware 1932-05-01
Strictly Unreliable 1932-04-30
Destry Rides Again 1932-04-17
Shopworn 1932-03-25
Red Noses 1932-03-18
Steady Company 1932-03-13
Sealskins 1932-02-06
Broken Lullaby 1932-01-19
The Unexpected Father 1932-01-03
On the Loose 1931-12-26
The Secret Witness 1931-12-12
War Mamas 1931-11-14
The Guardsman 1931-10-20
The Pajama Party 1931-10-03
Penrod and Sam 1931-10-01
The Big Gamble 1931-09-04
Catch-As Catch-Can 1931-08-22
Their Mad Moment 1931-07-12
A Woman of Experience 1931-07-08
Let's Do Things 1931-06-06
Seed 1931-05-14
Beyond Victory 1931-04-03
The Bad Sister 1931-03-29
Finn and Hattie 1931-02-04
Passion Flower 1930-12-06
Free Love 1930-12-01
War Nurse 1930-11-22
Sin Takes a Holiday 1930-11-10
River's End 1930-11-01
The Lottery Bride 1930-09-29
Monte Carlo 1930-08-27
The Squealer 1930-08-20
Little Accident 1930-08-03
The Devil's Holiday 1930-05-09
Honey 1930-03-29
No, No, Nanette 1930-01-03
The Honeymoon 1929-12-31
This Thing Called Love 1929-12-13
The Locked Door 1929-11-16
Paris 1929-11-07
Oh, Yeah! 1929-10-19
Her Private Life 1929-08-25
The Argyle Case 1929-08-17
Twin Beds 1929-07-14
The Squall 1929-05-09
The Dummy 1929-03-09
Sins of the Fathers 1928-12-28
The Wedding March 1928-10-06
Buck Privates 1928-01-29
13 Washington Square 1928-01-28
Wife Savers 1928-01-07
Casey at the Bat 1927-03-08
Risky Business 1926-10-04
Sunny Side Up 1926-08-02
The Great Love 1926-06-28
Early to Wed 1926-04-25
Monte Carlo 1926-03-01
What Happened to Jones 1926-02-08
Mannequin 1926-01-11
Wages for Wives 1925-12-15
Lazybones 1925-11-06
Thunder Mountain 1925-10-11
Pretty Ladies 1925-09-06
1925 Studio Tour 1925-04-09
Old Shoes 1925-04-08
The Great Divide 1925-02-15
Greed 1924-12-04
Secrets of the Night 1924-11-12
The Fast Set 1924-10-20
Changing Husbands 1924-06-22
The Goldfish 1924-03-30
West of the Water Tower 1924-01-06
Tea- With a Kick! 1923-08-26
Hollywood 1923-08-19
Three Wise Fools 1923-08-19
Mary of the Movies 1923-05-27
Souls for Sale 1923-04-22
Poor Men's Wives 1923-01-28
For the Defense 1922-06-04
A Daughter of Luxury 1922-01-01
Patsy 1921-02-01
Heart of Twenty 1920-06-20
Seeing It Through 1920-01-01
The Other Half 1919-08-18
Better Times 1919-07-13
A Lady's Name 1918-12-10
The Talk of the Town 1918-09-28
A Society Sensation 1918-09-22
How Could You, Jean? 1918-06-29
A Modern Musketeer 1917-12-30
A Little Princess 1917-11-05
'49–'17 1917-10-15
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1917-09-22
Tillie of the Nine Lives 1917-06-19
Uneasy Money 1917-06-02

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