gam@proper.UUCP (Gordon Moffett) (01/29/84)
From: jsg@rlgvax.UUCP (Jeff Grunewald)
... who played Gran-ma-ma
on the Addams family?
... As all of us who are old enough to remember when TV was still funny
and each show was an origional, all know, it was Blossom Rock who
played the part mentioned above. As houxf!dje pointed out, that was,
as far as I know, her only role. I never saw her do anything else.
Has anybody?
I looked in `The Film Encyclopedia' by Ephraim Katz and found:
"Rock, Blossom: see Blake, Marie"
"Blake, Marie. Actress. b. Blossom MacDonald, Aug 21, 1896, in
Philadephia. d. 1978. The older and much less famous sister of
Jeanette MacDonald [!] [qv], she appeared in vaudeville and stock as Blossom
Rock (a name she acquired by marriage)... She appeared in many
segments of the ``Dr. Kildare'' series in the role of the wisecracking
switchboard operator. In the late 50's she reacquired the
professional name of Blossom Rock, under which she appeared as Granny
in ``The Addams Family'' TV series and in several films of the 60s.
"Films include: ... Calling Dr Kildare (1939), ..., Mourning Becomes
Electra (1947), ..., The Second Time Around (1961), The Best
Man (1964)..." [roughly 20 films are listed, from 1937 to 1964].
Glad to be of help (this was interesting! Jeanette MacDonald?!)
--
Gordon A. Moffett
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