15-922: [REDACTED] Look up pitts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This article is about the surname. For the American city, see Pitts, Georgia . For the 2003 American sitcom, see The Pitts . Pitts is the surname of: People [ edit ] Alabama Pitts (1909–1941), American baseball player and convicted robber Allen Pitts (born 1964), American former Canadian Football League player Antony Pitts (born 1969), British composer Benjamin T. Pitts (died 1964), American politician and businessman Bernard Q. Pitts ( fl. 1993–1998 ), Belizean politician and lawyer Boozer Pitts (1893–1971), American college football player and coach Byron Pitts (born 1960), American journalist and author, co-host of
30-437: A radio character created and voiced by Gary Burbank See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "pitts" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Pitts All pages with titles containing Pitts Pits (disambiguation) Pitt (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Pitts . If an internal link intending to refer to
45-468: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pitts&oldid=1252436560 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Pitts, Georgia Too Many Requests If you report this error to
60-729: The "Queen of shoplifters" Thyrick Pitts (born 1999), American football player Tony Pitts (born 1962), English actor Trudy Pitts (1932–2010), American soul jazz keyboardist Valerie Pitts (1937–2021), British television presenter during the 1950s Victória Pitts (born 1991), Brazilian mezzo-soprano opera singer Viola Pitts (1914–2004), American community and political activist from Fort Worth Walter Pitts (1923–1969), American logician William Pitts II (1790–1840), English silver-chaser and sculptor William S. Pitts (1830–1918), American physician and composer ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), American actress Fictional characters [ edit ] Earl Pitts (character) ,
75-1283: The 1930s and '40s Justin Pitts (born 1994), American basketball player Karnail "Bugz" Pitts , American rapper Kyle Pitts (born 2000), American football player Lafayette Pitts (born 1992), American former football player Leonard Pitts (born 1957), American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Lillian Louisa Pitts (1872–1947), Australian photographer Lucius Holsey Pitts (1915–1974), American college president and Black educational leader Mark Pitts (born 1970), American record executive, talent manager and President of RCA Records since 2021 Matthew Pitts ( fl. 2008–present ), American television writer Matthew Pitts (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer Mike or Michael Pitts (disambiguation) Milton Pitts (1912–1994), White House barber for four presidents P. Casey Pitts (born 1980), American lawyer and United States district judge Priscilla Pitts , New Zealand 20th and 21st century writer and art curator R. C. Pitts (1919–2011), American basketball player Rob Pitts (1979–2024), American businessman, television personality and classic car enthusiast Robert B. Pitts (1909–1982), first black Regional Administrator of
90-720: The Canadian Football League Hall of Fame Eve Pitts , British Anglican minister, first black woman to be ordained as an Anglican vicar Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain Frank Pitts (born 1943), American football player in the American and National Football Leagues Gaylen Pitts (1946–2024), American Major League Baseball player and minor league baseball coach and manager George Pitts (disambiguation) Harry Pitts (1915–1998), English footballer Helen Pitts (1838–1903), American suffragette and
105-666: The Pitts Special series of aerobatic biplanes Denis Pitts (1930–1994), English journalist Derrek Pitts (born 1998), American football player Derrick Pitts (born 1955), American astronomer and science communicator Earl Edwin Pitts (born 1953), American former FBI agent convicted of espionage for selling information to Soviet and Russian intelligence services Edmund L. Pitts (1839–1898), American politician and lawyer Elijah Pitts (1938–1998), American National Football League player and assistant coach Ernie Pitts (1935–1970), Canadian football player, member of
120-715: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Rafi Pitts (born 1967), Iranian film director Riley L. Pitts (1937–1967), United States Army captain, first African American officer to be awarded the Medal of Honor Rob Pitts (1979–2024), American businessman, television personality and classic car enthusiast Ron Pitts (born 1962), American sportscaster and former National Football League player Ryan M. Pitts (born 1985), former United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Shirley Pitts (1934-1992), English fraudster and thief,
135-526: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 936112366 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:01:48 GMT Juanita Pitts Juanita Pitts was an African-American tap dancer . During performances, she was known to wear a tuxedo and Oxford shoes , which was common attire for male tap dancers at
150-602: The great male dancer Teddy Hale ". Tap dancer LaVaughn Robinson said she performed at the Two Bit Club, stating, "And anytime she came through there, she had a job. Do you understand what I'm saying? And regardless to who the dancers was, if she came through and wanted to work....she was always welcome to dance at the Two Bit Club." Tap dancer Frances Nealy mentioned she saw Pitts for the first time at Club Eureka in Sacramento, California , later reflecting, "Well, she
165-496: The news program Nightline and a chief national correspondent for The CBS Evening News Chandra Pitts , American nonprofit executive Chester Pitts (born 1979), American former National Football League player Charles Pitts (1947–2012), American soul/blues guitarist Charles Pitts (broadcaster) (1941–2015), American gay activist and radio personality Chip Pitts (born 1960), American human rights activist and attorney Curtis Pitts (1915–2005), American designer of
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#1732780908123180-523: The second wife of Frederick Douglass Jacob Pitts (born 1979), American actor Jake Pitts (born 1985), American lead guitarist of the rock band Black Veil Brides James Pitts (disambiguation) Jay Pitts (born 1989), English rugby league footballer Jennifer Pitts , Miss Virginia 2005 Jesse R. Pitts (1921–2003), American sociologist Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1939), American former politician John Pitts (disambiguation) Juanita Pitts , African-American tap dancer in
195-662: The short film It Happened in Harlem , credited on movie posters as "Pitter-Patter" Pitts. Her dancing career continued on into the mid-1950s, and she performed at the Howard Theatre in the 1950s as well as at smaller clubs and the Apollo in New York City . The Village Voice stated that after tap dancer Louise Madison , Pitts was "the best among the female rhythm tappers" and she "could dance toe to toe with
210-459: The time. However, during her life she "danced in relative obscurity". Pitts was from Philadelphia and performed on stage and in clubs as a headliner , mainly in the 1930s and 1940s. She danced an act titled "Pitts and Pitts" and performed with her husband, Leroy, until he became ill. Pitts wore men's suits while performing, including a white three-piece suit, and she "had a style of close-to-the-floor rhythm tapping". In 1945, she appeared in
225-752: Was such a terrific dancer. I'd never seen a woman dance like she did before. She danced like the guys." In 2007, tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith mentioned that important people in tap dance are often omitted from the history when tap is taught, including Pitts. Around 1998, Pitts was included in a touring film and photo exhibition from the Philadelphia Folklore Project. A 2005 documentary titled "Plenty of Good Woman Dancers: African American Woman Hoofers From Philadelphia" includes footage of Pitts. A 2009 performance titled "Thank You, Gregory" gave tribute to Pitts, along with other dancers in tap history. A 2016 performance named "While I Have
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