Blossom Rock
| Blossom Rock | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald August 21, 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1978 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Memory Slope #1183 |
| Other names | Marie Blake, Blossom MacDonald |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923–1966 |
| Spouse | Clarence Rock (1926-1960) (widowed) |
Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald (August 21, 1895 – January 14, 1978), also known or credited as Blossom Rock, Blossom MacDonald or Marie Blake, was an American actress of stage and television. She was also elder sister to actress/singer Jeanette MacDonald.
Born in Philadelphia, as a youth she performed on the vaudeville stage with her younger sister, Jeanette, and later with her husband, Clarence Rock (died 1960). She and Rock married in 1926; they had no children.
She later performed in films, most notably as the hospital switchboard operator in the "Dr. Kildare" movies, in television, and on Broadway. She is best-known (if not by name) for playing "Grandmama" on The Addams Family.
[edit] Death
She died on January 14, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, aged 82. Her grave is located at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Blossom Rock at the Internet Movie Database
- Blossom Rock at the Internet Broadway Database (as Blossom MacDonald)
- Blossom Rock at Find a Grave
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