In Santa Cruz High School, ZaSu Pitts developed her fretful gestures and easily flattered cooing, but could switch to fist-fighting if she sensed mistreatment. Santa Cruz paid her way to Hollywood to ...

Movies about life lessons learned hard have been a cinema staple since Gibson Gowland coldcocked Zazu Pitts in the 1924 silent film “Greed.” These days, hard-knock studies are a virtual genre of their ...

Inside, formal living and dining rooms, a family room, a wood-paneled office and a custom wine cellar are included in more than 3,200 square feet of interiors. French doors off the updated kitchen ...