Blossom Rock

Blossom Rock
Born	Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald August 21, 1895(1895-08-21) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 14, 1978(1978-01-14) (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.

Death

She died on January 14, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, aged 82. Her grave is located at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale.

References

External links

Biography portal

• Blossom Rock at the Internet Movie Database
• Blossom Rock at the Internet Broadway Database (as Blossom MacDonald)
• Blossom Rock at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Rock, Blossom
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	August 21, 1895
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	January 14, 1978
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.