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Actor Born: January 3, 1900 in Parsons, KS Death: June 7, 1963 in Hollywood, CA Biography: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". Her calculated vagueness and fluttery hand gestures earned Pitts comedy roles from the outset, but director Erich Von Stroheim saw dramatic potential in the young actress. He cast her as the grasping, money-mad wife in his masterpiece "Greed" (1924), and she rose to the occasion with a searing performance. Except for a couple of later collaborations with Von Stroheim, Pitts returned to predominately comic assignments after "Greed". One exception was her portrayal of "Lew Ayres"' ailing mother in the Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), a brilliant piece of work... Full Biography
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