ZaSu Pitts

ZaSu Pitts (3 January1894–7 June1963) was a United States movie actress. In many of her film credits and contemporary articles, her name is rendered as Zazu Pitts.

Personal life

ZaSu 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.

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Parsons, Kansas - Santa Cruz, California

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ZaSu Pitts died of cancer in Hollywood, California at age 69. She was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.

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Cancer - Hollywood, California - Holy Cross Cemetery - Culver City

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Pitts was married to actor Tom Gallery from 1920 to 1932. They had two children: a daughter, Ann Gallery, and a son, Don Gallery (né Marvin Carville La Marr), whom they adopted after the 1926 death of his mother, silent film actress Barbara La Marr.

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Tom Gallery - Ann Gallery - Don Gallery - 1926 - Barbara La Marr

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