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Blossom Rock

January 07, 2023

This article is about the American vaudeville actress. For the geologic feature in the San Francisco Bay, see Blossom Rock (San Francisco Bay).

Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald (August 21, 1895 – January 14, 1978), also known as Blossom Rock, was an American actress of vaudeville, stage, film and television. During her career she was also billed as Marie Blake or Blossom MacDonald. Her younger sister was screen actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald.[2] Rock is probably best known for her role as "Grandmama" on the 1960s macabre/black comedy sitcom The Addams Family.[3]

Blossom Rock
Born
Edith Marie Blossom McDonald

(1895-08-21)August 21, 1895
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 1978(1978-01-14) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Memory Slope #1183
Other names
  • Blossom Rock
  • Blossom MacDonald
  • Marie Blake
Occupation(s)Actress, vaudevillian
Years active1923–1966
Spouse
Clarence Warren Rock
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(m. 1926; died 1960)​
[1]
RelativesJeanette MacDonald (sister)

Personal life

 
Blossom Rock with her sister Jeanette MacDonald

Blossom Rock was born on August 21, 1895, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] She was the second of three daughters born to Anna May (née Wright; July, 1871 – May 16, 1947) and Daniel McDonald (April, 1869 – August 8, 1924). The family later changed the spelling of their last name to MacDonald. As a youth, Blossom first performed in vaudeville with her younger sister, Jeanette. She had an elder sister, Elsie Wallace MacDonald (1894–1970), who had also been a vaudeville performer and then operated a dance school until 1962.[1]

She married actor Clarence Warren Rock, on September 26, 1926, in Manhattan,[5] and they performed as a vaudeville act titled "Rock and Blossom" from 1925 to 1929.[1][6] Clarence Rock died in 1960, and the couple had no children.

Career

Rock adopted the name Marie Blake for her film career, beginning as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in 1937 with an uncredited appearance in My Dear Miss Aldrich. Her first credited major part was Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), and she then played her most notable onscreen role as Sally, the hospital switchboard operator, in the nine films that comprised MGM's popular Dr. Kildare series from 1938 to 1942.[6] She once had the same agent as Irene Ryan, whose similar career later caused Rock to fire him.[1]

Rock returned to using her real name in the 1950s, and later gained her biggest fame by playing "Grandmama" on the ABC sitcom The Addams Family, which was originally broadcast from 1964 to 1966.[6] In October 1964, she made a public appearance in character at a haunted house at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.[1][7]

 
Blossom as Grandmama

Illness and death

After production on Season 2 of The Addams Family concluded in 1966, Rock suffered a stroke in December 1967 that affected her speech and prevented her from reuniting with fellow castmates for the 1977 television film Halloween with the New Addams Family. However, she watched the film from the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.[6] She died at age 82 on January 14, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Inman, Julie (October 22, 1964). "Addams' Grandmama Visits Haunted House". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Mansour, David (2011). From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 9780740793073. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Gross, Ed (August 5, 2020). "Here's What Happened to the Cast of 'The Addams Family' — and Not a Lot of it Was Good!". Closer Weekly. from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Rowan, Terry. character-Based Film Series Part 1. Lulu.com. p. 60. ISBN 9781365421051. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "J. MacDonald's Sis Plays Granny Addams". El Paso Herald-Post. Texas, El Paso. July 17, 1965. p. 30. Retrieved January 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ a b c d Cox, Stephen (1998). The Addams Chronicles: An Altogether Ooky Look at the Addams Family. Cumberland House Publishing (2nd Edition). ISBN 1888952911.
  7. ^ Staff. . The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  8. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. pp. 637–638. ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved January 8, 2017.

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This article is about the American vaudeville actress For the geologic feature in the San Francisco Bay see Blossom Rock San Francisco Bay Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald August 21 1895 January 14 1978 also known as Blossom Rock was an American actress of vaudeville stage film and television During her career she was also billed as Marie Blake or Blossom MacDonald Her younger sister was screen actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald 2 Rock is probably best known for her role as Grandmama on the 1960s macabre black comedy sitcom The Addams Family 3 Blossom RockBornEdith Marie Blossom McDonald 1895 08 21 August 21 1895Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedJanuary 14 1978 1978 01 14 aged 82 Los Angeles California U S Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Memory Slope 1183Other namesBlossom RockBlossom MacDonaldMarie BlakeOccupation s Actress vaudevillianYears active1923 1966SpouseClarence Warren Rock m 1926 died 1960 wbr 1 RelativesJeanette MacDonald sister Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Illness and death 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life Edit Blossom Rock with her sister Jeanette MacDonald Blossom Rock was born on August 21 1895 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 4 She was the second of three daughters born to Anna May nee Wright July 1871 May 16 1947 and Daniel McDonald April 1869 August 8 1924 The family later changed the spelling of their last name to MacDonald As a youth Blossom first performed in vaudeville with her younger sister Jeanette She had an elder sister Elsie Wallace MacDonald 1894 1970 who had also been a vaudeville performer and then operated a dance school until 1962 1 She married actor Clarence Warren Rock on September 26 1926 in Manhattan 5 and they performed as a vaudeville act titled Rock and Blossom from 1925 to 1929 1 6 Clarence Rock died in 1960 and the couple had no children Career EditRock adopted the name Marie Blake for her film career beginning as a Metro Goldwyn Mayer contract player in 1937 with an uncredited appearance in My Dear Miss Aldrich Her first credited major part was Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938 and she then played her most notable onscreen role as Sally the hospital switchboard operator in the nine films that comprised MGM s popular Dr Kildare series from 1938 to 1942 6 She once had the same agent as Irene Ryan whose similar career later caused Rock to fire him 1 Rock returned to using her real name in the 1950s and later gained her biggest fame by playing Grandmama on the ABC sitcom The Addams Family which was originally broadcast from 1964 to 1966 6 In October 1964 she made a public appearance in character at a haunted house at The Children s Museum of Indianapolis 1 7 Blossom as GrandmamaIllness and death EditAfter production on Season 2 of The Addams Family concluded in 1966 Rock suffered a stroke in December 1967 that affected her speech and prevented her from reuniting with fellow castmates for the 1977 television film Halloween with the New Addams Family However she watched the film from the Motion Picture amp Television Country House and Hospital 6 She died at age 82 on January 14 1978 in Los Angeles California and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale California 8 Selected filmography EditMy Dear Miss Aldrich 1937 as Telephone Operator scenes deleted Thoroughbreds Don t Cry 1937 as Hospital Telephone Operator uncredited Mannequin 1937 as Mrs Schwartz uncredited Love Is a Headache 1938 as Hillier s Secretary uncredited Woman Against Woman 1938 as Miss Van Horn Ellen s New Nursemaid uncredited Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938 as Augusta Rich Man Poor Girl 1938 as Mrs Gussler Three Loves Has Nancy 1938 as Second Woman Getting Autograph uncredited Vacation from Love 1938 as Bill s Receptionist uncredited Young Dr Kildare 1938 as Miss Sally Green uncredited Dramatic School 1938 as Annette The Ice Follies of 1939 1939 as Effie Lane Tolliver s Secretary uncredited Blind Alley 1939 as Harriet Calling Dr Kildare 1939 as Sally The Women 1939 as Stockroom Girl uncredited The Secret of Dr Kildare 1939 as Sally Telephone Operator Day Time Wife 1939 as Singing Telegram Operator uncredited A Child Is Born 1939 as Ethel Reception Nurse uncredited Judge Hardy and Son 1939 as Augusta McBride Alfalfa s Aunt 1939 MGM Short as Aunt Penelope The Man Who Wouldn t Talk 1940 as uncredited Dr Kildare s Strange Case 1940 as Sally Hospital Switchboard Operator Sailor s Lady 1940 as Beauty Operator uncredited They Drive by Night 1940 as Waitress uncredited Dr Kildare Goes Home 1940 as Sally They Knew What They Wanted 1940 as Waitress uncredited Li l Abner 1940 as Miss Lulubell Gallant Sons 1940 as Woman Helping to Look For Ring uncredited Dr Kildare s Crisis 1940 as Sally Hospital Receptionist Jennie 1940 as Minor Role You re the One 1941 as Beauty Shop Operator Here Comes Happiness 1941 as Clara The People vs Dr Kildare 1941 as Sally Caught in the Draft 1941 as Nurse with Castor Oil uncredited Dr Kildare s Wedding Day 1941 as Sally Remember the Day 1941 as Miss Cartwright Blue White and Perfect 1942 as Ethel Dr Kildare s Victory 1942 as Sally The Wife Takes a Flyer 1942 as Frieda uncredited A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen 1942 as Motel Landlady uncredited Small Town Deb 1942 as Beauty Operator Calling Dr Gillespie 1942 as Sally Receptionist Give Out Sisters 1942 as Biandina Waverly I Married a Witch 1942 as Purity Sykes uncredited Dr Gillespie s New Assistant 1942 as Sally Good Morning Judge 1943 as Nicky Clark Dr Gillespie s Criminal Case 1943 as Sally All by Myself 1943 as Miss Ryan uncredited Campus Rhythm 1943 as Susie Smith Hartman s Secretary Whispering Footsteps 1943 as Sally Lukens boarder Make Your Own Bed 1944 as Woman Jerry Mistakes for Susan uncredited South of Dixie 1944 as Ruby Sensations of 1945 1944 as Miss Grear uncredited Gildersleeve s Ghost 1944 as Harriet Morgan The Unwritten Code 1944 as Nurse uncredited Roughly Speaking 1945 as Nurse uncredited Keep Your Powder Dry 1945 as WAC Supply Corporal uncredited Between Two Women 1945 as Sally Pillow to Post 1945 as Wilbur s Mother scenes deleted Christmas in Connecticut 1945 as Mrs Wright uncredited Abbott and Costello in Hollywood 1945 as Royce s Secretary uncredited Gentleman Joe Palooka 1946 as Maid Fun on a Weekend 1947 as Mr Prigee s Secretary uncredited Dark Delusion 1947 as Sally Christmas Eve 1947 as Reporter uncredited Mourning Becomes Electra 1947 as Minnie Ames The Gangster 1947 as House Mistress uncredited An Innocent Affair 1948 as Hilda the Maid The Girl from Manhattan 1948 as Committeewoman uncredited The Snake Pit 1948 as Patient Awaiting Staff uncredited Bad Boy 1949 as Miss Worth uncredited Alimony 1949 as Mrs Nesbitt Angels in Disguise 1949 as Millie uncredited Chicago Deadline 1949 as Telephone Operataor uncredited Sons of New Mexico 1949 as Hannah Dobbs Paid in Full 1950 as Tired Woman Patient uncredited A Woman of Distinction 1950 as Wax Operator uncredited Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle 1950 as Prunella Humphrey s Sister uncredited Love Nest 1951 as Mrs Quigg uncredited F B I Girl 1951 as Landlady Gobs and Gals 1952 as Bertram s Mother The Star 1952 as Annie Stones Maid uncredited Small Town Girl 1953 as Customer uncredited Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954 as Marie uncredited The Human Jungle 1954 as Mrs Ashton uncredited Hilda Crane 1956 as Clara Mrs Crane s Housekeeper The Desperados Are in Town 1956 as Mrs Green uncredited She Devil 1957 as Hannah the Housekeeper The Way to the Gold 1957 as Mrs Lattimer From the Terrace 1960 as Nellie uncredited Swingin Along 1961 as Woman in Apartment No 1 uncredited Snow White and the Three Stooges 1961 as Servant uncredited The Second Time Around 1961 as Mrs Vera Collins The New Phil Silvers Show 1964 TV series episode How to Succeed in Business Without Crying as Mother Gilhooley The Best Man 1964 as Cleaning Woman The Addams Family 1964 1966 TV series as GrandmamaReferences Edit a b c d e Inman Julie October 22 1964 Addams Grandmama Visits Haunted House The Indianapolis Star Retrieved February 3 2018 Mansour David 2011 From Abba to Zoom A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century Andrews McMeel Publishing p 190 ISBN 9780740793073 Retrieved January 7 2017 Gross Ed August 5 2020 Here s What Happened to the Cast of The Addams Family and Not a Lot of it Was Good Closer Weekly Archived from the original on November 9 2019 Retrieved May 8 2021 Rowan Terry character Based Film Series Part 1 Lulu com p 60 ISBN 9781365421051 Retrieved January 8 2017 J MacDonald s Sis Plays Granny Addams El Paso Herald Post Texas El Paso July 17 1965 p 30 Retrieved January 7 2017 via Newspapers com a b c d Cox Stephen 1998 The Addams Chronicles An Altogether Ooky Look at the Addams Family Cumberland House Publishing 2nd Edition ISBN 1888952911 Staff Chapter 3 1964 1982 The Children s Museum of Indianapolis Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 3 2018 Wilson Scott 2016 Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons 3d ed 2 volume set McFarland pp 637 638 ISBN 9780786479924 Retrieved January 8 2017 External links EditBlossom Rock at IMDb Blossom Rock at the TCM Movie Database Blossom Rock at the Internet Broadway Database as Blossom MacDonald Blossom Rock at Find a GravePortals Biography Film Television Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blossom Rock amp oldid 1117652792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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