Zasu Pitts (1894 - 1963)
American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning to comedy sound films.| * | January 3, 1894 Parsons, Kansas, USA | |
| as Eliza Susan Pitts | ||
| † | June 7, 1963 Hollywood, California, USA |
Vintage magazines
Filmnyheter, nr. 16 1923
Picture Play Magazine, February 1923
Picture Play Magazine, March 1923
Photoplay, May 1928
Photoplay, October 1928
Photoplay, January 1930
Photoplay, January 1930
Photoplay, July 1930
Photoplay, September 1930
Photoplay, April 1931
Photoplay, December 1931
Photoplay, March 1932
Photoplay, March 1932
Photoplay, April 1932
Photoplay, June 1932
Photoplay, October 1932
Photoplay, December 1932
Photoplay, January 1933
Photoplay, February 1933
Photoplay, February 1933
Photoplay, February 1933
Books with substantial mentioning of Zasu Pitts
| James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard with Gregory W. Mank and Charles Hoyt The Funsters New Rochelle, New York, 1979 |
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Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world London, [1931] |
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Charles Donald Fox and Milton L. Silver (eds.) Who's Who on the Screen New York City, 1920  |
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Books with an entry on Zasu Pitts
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Denise Lowe An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930 New York, London, Oxford, 2005 |
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David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film New York, 2003 |
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Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Secaucus, N.J., 1979 |
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Alfred E. Twomey and Arthur F. McClure The Versatiles, A Study of Supporting Character Actors and Actresses in the American Motion Picture, 1930-1955 South Brunswick and New York - London, 1969 |
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Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book, The sound era Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969 |
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Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk New York, 1925 |
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Books with photograph(s) of Zasu Pitts
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John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978 |
Articles on Zasu Pitts
| DeWitt Bodeen, ZaSu Pitts, in: Films in Review, vol. 31, 1980 pp. 321-342 |
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Films
1917
'49-'17
The Little Princess
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
A Modern Musketeer
1918
A Society Sensation
How Could You, Jean?
The Greatest Thing in Life
1919
Sunnyside
Better Times
As the Sun Went Down
Poor Relations
1921
Patsy
1922
Youth to Youth
A Daughter of Luxury
For the Defense
1923
Hollywood
Mary of the Movies
West of the Water Tower
Souls for Sale
Three Wise Fools
Poor Men's Wives
1924
The Goldfish
Greed
Secrets of the Night
Triumph
Daughters of Today
Legend of Hollywood
1925
Pretty Ladies
Lazybones
The Great Love
Old Shoes
Wages for Wives
1926
Early to Wed
What Happened to Jones?
1927
Casey at the Bat
1928
Sins of the Fathers
The Wedding March
The Honeymoon
13 Washington Square
Wife Savers
1929
Her Private Life
The Squall
The Locked Door
The Argyle Case
The Dummy
Paris
This Thing Called Love
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Free Love
Honey
Monte Carlo
Passion Flower
The Lottery Bride
The Squealer
No, No, Nanette
The Devil's Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday
War Nurse
Little Accident
River's End
1931
Bad Sister
The Secret Witness
Seed
The Big Gamble
A Woman of Experience
The Guardsman
Their Mad Moment
Finn and Hattie
Beyond Victory
Penrod and Sam
On the Loose
1932
Back Street
Make Me a Star
Westward Passage
The Crooked Circle
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Madison Sq. Garden
Strangers of the Evening
Shopworn
Broken Lullaby
Destry Rides Again
Roar of the Dragon
The Vanishing Frontier
Blondie of the Follies
The Unexpected Father
Sealskins
Steady Company
Is My Face Red?
Once in a Lifetime
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
Meet the Baron
Professional Sweetheart
Hello, Sister!
Mr. Skitch
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1934
The Gay Bride
Private Scandal
Their Big Moment
Dames
Two Alone
The Meanest Gal in Town
Three on a Honeymoon
1935
She Gets Her Man
Ruggles of Red Gap
Spring Tonic
The Affair of Susan
1936
Mad Holiday
The Plot Thickens
Thirteen Hours By Air
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
52nd Street
1939
Naughty but Nice
Mickey, the Kid
Eternally Yours
The Lady's from Kentucky
Nurse Edith Cavell
1940
It All Came True
No, No, Nanette
1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1942
The Bashful Bachelor
Tish
1943
Let's Face It
1947
Life with Father
The Perfect Marriage
1950
Francis
1952
Denver and Rio Grande
1954
Francis Joins the WACS
1956-1960
The Gale Storm Show
1957
This Could Be the Night
1961
Teenage Millionaire
1963
The Thrill of It All
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
1917
'49-'17
The Little Princess
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
A Modern Musketeer
1918
A Society Sensation
How Could You, Jean?
The Greatest Thing in Life
1919
Sunnyside
Better Times
As the Sun Went Down
Poor Relations
1921
Patsy
1922
Youth to Youth
A Daughter of Luxury
For the Defense
1923
Hollywood
Mary of the Movies
West of the Water Tower
Souls for Sale
Three Wise Fools
Poor Men's Wives
1924
The Goldfish
Greed
Secrets of the Night
Triumph
Daughters of Today
Legend of Hollywood
1925
Pretty Ladies
Lazybones
The Great Love
Old Shoes
Wages for Wives
1926
Early to Wed
What Happened to Jones?
1927
Casey at the Bat
1928
Sins of the Fathers
The Wedding March
The Honeymoon
13 Washington Square
Wife Savers
1929
Her Private Life
The Squall
The Locked Door
The Argyle Case
The Dummy
Paris
This Thing Called Love
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Free Love
Honey
Monte Carlo
Passion Flower
The Lottery Bride
The Squealer
No, No, Nanette
The Devil's Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday
War Nurse
Little Accident
River's End
1931
Bad Sister
The Secret Witness
Seed
The Big Gamble
A Woman of Experience
The Guardsman
Their Mad Moment
Finn and Hattie
Beyond Victory
Penrod and Sam
On the Loose
1932
Back Street
Make Me a Star
Westward Passage
The Crooked Circle
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Madison Sq. Garden
Strangers of the Evening
Shopworn
Broken Lullaby
Destry Rides Again
Roar of the Dragon
The Vanishing Frontier
Blondie of the Follies
The Unexpected Father
Sealskins
Steady Company
Is My Face Red?
Once in a Lifetime
They Just Had to Get Married
1933
Meet the Baron
Professional Sweetheart
Hello, Sister!
Mr. Skitch
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1934
The Gay Bride
Private Scandal
Their Big Moment
Dames
Two Alone
The Meanest Gal in Town
Three on a Honeymoon
1935
She Gets Her Man
Ruggles of Red Gap
Spring Tonic
The Affair of Susan
1936
Mad Holiday
The Plot Thickens
Thirteen Hours By Air
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
52nd Street
1939
Naughty but Nice
Mickey, the Kid
Eternally Yours
The Lady's from Kentucky
Nurse Edith Cavell
1940
It All Came True
No, No, Nanette
1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1942
The Bashful Bachelor
Tish
1943
Let's Face It
1947
Life with Father
The Perfect Marriage
1950
Francis
1952
Denver and Rio Grande
1954
Francis Joins the WACS
1956-1960
The Gale Storm Show
1957
This Could Be the Night
1961
Teenage Millionaire
1963
The Thrill of It All
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
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