Blossom Rock

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Blossom Rock
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Born (1895-08-21)August 21, 1895
Where Philadelphia, U.S.
Died January 14, 1978(1978-01-14) (aged 82)
Where Los Angeles, U.S.
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Years Active 1923–1966
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Spouse Clarence W. Rock (1926-1960; widowed)
Birth Name Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald
Occupation Actress
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Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald (August 21, 1895January 14, 1978), known as Blossom Rock, was an American actress of vaudeville, stage, television and film and comedienne. She was occasionally billed as Marie Blake or Blossom MacDonald. Her younger sister was screen actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald.[1]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Blossom Rock was born on August 21, 1895 in Philadelphia.[2] She was the second of three daughters born to Anna May (née Wright; July, 1871 – May 16, 1947) and Daniel MacDonald (April, 1869 – August 8, 1924). As a youth she performed on the vaudeville stage with her younger sister, Jeanette, and later with her husband, actor Clarence W. Rock,[3] whom she married in 1926. They had no children. She also had an elder sister, Elsie MacDonald, with whom she appeared on-stage and in vaudeville.[citation needed]

Career[edit | edit source]

She later performed in films, credited as Marie Blake, appearing opposite Joan Crawford in her uncredited debut. Her first credited major part was Love Finds Andy Hardy. She became better known, however, as Sally, the hospital switchboard operator in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dr. Kildare movie series. She later became famous (if not by name) for her television role playing "Grandmama" on The Addams Family.

Death[edit | edit source]

She died on January 14, 1978, in Los Angeles at age eighty-two. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.[4]

Selected filmography[edit | edit source]

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Category:1895 births Category:1978 deaths Category:American stage actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American film actresses Category:Vaudeville performers Category:Actresses from Philadelphia Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Category:20th-century American actresses [Category:August 21, 1895|August 21, 1895]]