Rose Blossom

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Rose Blossom
Lola Todd & Rose Blossom - Sep 1926 Frolics.jpg
Lola Todd and Rose Blossom in 1926
Born
Blossom Breneman

March 14, 1905
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedOctober, 1984 (age 79)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Education Washington University in St. Louis
OccupationActress
SpouseWilliam Medart (div.)

Rose Blossom (born Blossom Breneman, and sometimes credited as Donal Blossom) was an American actress active during Hollywood's silent film era. She was a contract player at MGM, and she often appeared as a cowgirl. She was the leading lady in the Buck Jones film The Gentle Cyclone . [1] She was noted for her short stature and slight build. [2]

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Biography

Blossom was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the daughter of Edward Breneman and Bessie Parker. [2] She graduated from Kirkwood High School at the age of 16 in 1922, and studied art for two years at Washington University in St. Louis before she moved to New York City to pursue a career as an actress. [3] After appearing in several films shot in New York in 1925, she moved to Hollywood and appeared in a string of films, sometimes as the leading lady. [4]

On October 10, 1928, she married golfer and restaurateur William Sherman Medart, [5] and they had a child together, although they separated soon afterward. [3] [6] They later reconciled, going into business together and gaining fame for their St. Louis hamburger stand, The Cottage, by the early 1930s, and later a restaurant called Bill Medart's. [7] The secret to their reconciliation: She agreed to give up acting, and he agreed to give up golf. [7] The couple had three children before the marriage ended when Medart died in a fall from a hotel window in Paris. His death was ruled a suicide by a coroner. [8]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Buck in Cyclone". Daily News. New York, New York City. November 12, 1925. p. 89. Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Screen Life". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. Associated Press. January 8, 1928. p. 53. Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "W. S. Medart marries Blossom Breneman". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri, St. Louis. October 11, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "St. Louis girl in movies". The St. Louis Star and Times. Missouri, St. Louis. April 27, 1927. p. 10. Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "W. S. Medart weds film actress, Donal Blossom". The St. Louis Star and Times. Missouri, St. Louis. October 11, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "BRENEMAN Blossom charges husband William S Medart sues for separate maintenance". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  7. 1 2 "Golf Star in New Role". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri, St. Louis. November 21, 1930. p. 56. Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Hereford, Robert A. (February 23, 1952). "Tragic Climax To The Success Story Of a Starlet and An Amateur Golfer". The Daily Standard. Missouri, Sikeston. The Kansas City Times. p. 8. Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "30 Jul 1925, 25 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  10. ↑ "13 Apr 1924, 38 - The Anaconda Standard at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  11. ↑ "31 Oct 1925, 31 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  12. ↑ "17 Jun 1926, 28 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  13. ↑ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN   9781476609058 . Retrieved November 17, 2019.

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