This page will contain news stories about Zazu Pitts, as they become available.Zazu PittsZaSu Pitts (3 January 1894 - 7 June 1963) was a United States movie actress. In many of her film credits and contemporary articles, her name is rendered as Zazu Pitts. Zazu PittsZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas and grew up in Santa Cruz, California. Her unusual first name was coined from parts of the names "Eliza" and "Susan", female relatives who both wanted ZaSu's mother to name the child after them. Pitts debuted in silent film in 1917, including a number of leading roles. Perhaps her most famous early role was in Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1925). Von Stroheim also featured her in The Wedding March and Walking Down Broadway. When Hollywood switched to talkies, Pitts, who had a distinctive nasal voice with a wavering vibrato, switched to comedy character actor roles. When Mae Questel was called on to create the screen voice of the character "Olive Oyl" for the Fleischer Studios animated cartoon version of the comic strip "Popeye", Questel created a caricature of Zazu Pitts' voice. From the 1940s through the early 1960s ZaSu Pitts also made numerous television appearances, including her role in The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956-1960), with Gale Storm. ZaSu Pitts died of cancer in Hollywood, California at age 69. She was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. Pitts was married to actor Tom Gallery from 1920 to 1932. They had two children: a daughter, Ann Gallery, and a son, Don Gallery (ne Marvin Carville La Marr), whom they adopted after the death of his mother, actress Barbara La Marr. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, she was honored with her image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. This page about Zazu Pitts includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Zazu Pitts News stories about Zazu Pitts External links for Zazu Pitts Videos for Zazu Pitts Wikis about Zazu Pitts Discussion Groups about Zazu Pitts Blogs about Zazu Pitts Images of Zazu Pitts |
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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, she was honored with her image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. She dated Vin Diesel in 2001, and she even admitted, during an interview at the Howard Stern show, to having an intimate relationship with him. They had two children: a daughter, Ann Gallery, and a son, Don Gallery (ne Marvin Carville La Marr), whom they adopted after the death of his mother, actress Barbara La Marr. Subsequently, she has had notable characters in other hit movies. Pitts was married to actor Tom Gallery from 1920 to 1932. She won various awards for her job in this movie, which became an unexpected hit among moviegoers. She was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. But Rodriguez's job was critically acclaimed, and she began to become famous. ZaSu Pitts died of cancer in Hollywood, California at age 69. That movie turned out to be Girlfight, where Michelle landed the starring role of Diana Guzman, a woman boxer. Girlfight was a low-budget, independent film. From the 1940s through the early 1960s ZaSu Pitts also made numerous television appearances, including her role in The Gale Storm Show, Oh! Susanna (1956-1960), with Gale Storm. She was a struggling actress when she ran across an ad advertising an open casting call for a movie. When Mae Questel was called on to create the screen voice of the character "Olive Oyl" for the Fleischer Studios animated cartoon version of the comic strip "Popeye", Questel created a caricature of Zazu Pitts' voice. She later moved to New Jersey. When Hollywood switched to talkies, Pitts, who had a distinctive nasal voice with a wavering vibrato, switched to comedy character actor roles. She is a native of Bexar County, Texas, but her family decided to follow their roots when Michelle was a child: At the age of 8, she moved to the Dominican Republic, and at 11, she moved to Puerto Rico. Von Stroheim also featured her in The Wedding March and Walking Down Broadway. Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American born Puerto Rican-Dominican actress. Perhaps her most famous early role was in Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1925). Cradle Will Rock (1999, extra). Pitts debuted in silent film in 1917, including a number of leading roles. Summer of Sam (1999, extra). Her unusual first name was coined from parts of the names "Eliza" and "Susan", female relatives who both wanted ZaSu's mother to name the child after them. Girlfight (2000, Diana Guzman). ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas and grew up in Santa Cruz, California. 3 A.M. (2001, Salgado). In many of her film credits and contemporary articles, her name is rendered as Zazu Pitts. The Fast and the Furious (2001, Letty). ZaSu Pitts (3 January 1894 - 7 June 1963) was a United States movie actress. Resident Evil (2002, Rain Ocampo). Blue Crush (2002, Eden). S.W.A.T. (2003, Chris Sanchez). |