ZaSu Pitts

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Actress

Birth Date: January 3, 1894

Death Date: June 7, 1963 — 69 years old

Birth Place: Parsons, Kansas

Zasu Pitts was a lead and supporting player 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 hands were last seen on screen in Stanley Kramer's 1963 film, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."