Blossom Rock

Blossom Rock, American actress (died 1978)

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Born: August 21, 1895
Died: January 14, 1978
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1895

About Blossom Rock

Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald, 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. Rock is best known for her role as "Grandmama" on the 1960s macabre/black comedy sitcom The Addams Family. As a youth, Blossom first performed in vaudeville with her younger sister, Jeanette.

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The world when Blossom Rock was born

Blossom Rock was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Blossom Rock's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1895	2026
Population	68.0M	341 million

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