In time for the next Comet [fan club magazine]?? On June 17, 1937, in Hollywood, she married actor Gene Raymond, in a marriage that lasted 28 years until her death in 1965. Tv Actress. She passed away on the 14th.
As I wrote in Folks, we have a person from the “other camp” inadvertently verifying what I have said tirelessly all these years. and it boasted changing and interesting flavors such as pickle ice cream…which was frankly disgusting although the staff swore it was a popular flavor whenever they infrequently offered it. In this letter written to Clara Rhoades, the Jeanette fan club president, dated January 19, 1978, Dorothy details the time she spent with Blossom just two days before she died. which mentions Blossom’s passing and her relationship. Profession. The following week it is filmed and the movie is completed. I remember taking Blossom there a couple times, sometimes for a birthday visit, or otherwise we shared a banana split.The problem with Farrell’s was the noise level, it was so high we couldn’t really talk.
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Above is a picture of Jeanette MacDonald’s sister, actress Blossom Rock, in the only film she made with her brother-in-law, Gene Raymond. Blossom Rock’s Death – Cause and Date. It was formally reported by Captain F. Beechey of the Royal Navy ship HMS Blossom in 1827.. Patrice plied him with information and while there, this man gently brought up the subject of Jeanette and Nelson and what the real story might be. She always sat in the front seat passenger seat and would point as appropriate to turn right or left at some street, or to get the freeway at this exit or that. She was fine and really enjoyed her day.She took ill on Friday and died early Saturday morning (around 2:30 or so, I believe). There are those who have tried over the years to negate Blossom, citing her speech issues and even questioning her mental capabilities.The attempts to deny Blossom as a credible source are now once and for all proven to be bogus per the letter below written Dorothy Cassidy. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. And we used to sit and look at the “Rain Fountain” which was actually droplets of glycerin but was amazingly high tech for that day and age.The above shot of the mall is from 1964, the year it opened. My father was the accountant for that place and on one’s birthday they gave you a free sundae. My favorite store inside was Pickwick Books (they had another store on Hollywood Blvd.) We didn’t just sit and talk about her sister.
Generation.Blossom Rock’s birth sign is Leo and she had a ruling planet of Sun. Cause of Death. You see, Thrifty’s was famous for their 5 cent cones.
82 years. Dorothy writes:I’m wondering if you heard the news of Blossom. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. Age of Death. However, she watched the film from the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. In hindsight, there is much more I could have asked her and she would have answered freely. He said she had been in failing health for several years and died of natural causes Blossom Rock is part of G.I. So Blossom ended up with Jeanette’s Nelson solo record collection.Dorothy Cassidy and her daughters were in quite thick with the Jeanette fan club and promoting (and I think honestly believing) the happy Jeanette-Gene marriage. Above is a picture of Jeanette MacDonald’s sister, actress Blossom Rock, in the only film she made with her brother-in-law, Gene Raymond. Wow. Actress who became known for playing Grandmama on the 1964 TV series The Addams Family. Heart Attack. But their other flavors were delicious and tasted more like homemade ice cream.One last place we visited a few times was the Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor in Woodland Hills. The letter is all about Emily and her woes and she includes a clipping about her and her family and trip, etc. Sad that it was suppressed all these decades but, well, we have it now. More ironies… A letter has recently surfaced regarding Blossom’s death, 13 years to the day after her sister Jeanette, on January 14, 1978. Some time before that, one of our club members, Patrice Messina, told me that a good friend of hers knew the Cassidys and he was soon heading over for a visit to their house. I last saw Blossom about a couple weeks before her death. I think by the time I knew Blossom, the price was raised to 10 cents a scoop and two scoops for 15 cents. But it was easier for her to answer me than to originate a lengthy, detailed communication.I have written extensively how, over the years, I not only hung out with her at the Motion Picture Home (where she permanently resided after her executor Gene Raymond sold her Beverly Hills house without her knowledge), but we usually went out for the day, shopping, to lunch and to get ice cream. Long before GPS, Blossom would give me or whoever the driver was (as we sometimes went out with others) driving directions. It was … In 1942, she appeared in Calling Dr. Gillespie.Blossom Rock is part of G.I. She and her younger sister spent their youth performing in vaudeville acts. She was back to her more cheerful self when we left.And now to the point of this post. When MGM finally paired her with Nelson Eddy in "Naughty Marietta" (1935), they became a musical dream combination with a larger following than Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Jan 14, 1978. Shortly after production on Season 2 of The Addams Family concluded in 1966, Rock suffered a stroke that affected her speech and prevented her from reuniting with fellow castmates for the 1977 television film Halloween with the New Addams Family.