Rose Blossom Explained

Rose Blossom
Birth Name:Blossom Breneman
Birth Date:March 14, 1905
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Date:October, 1984 (age 79)
Death Place:Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Education:Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:William 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]

Biography

Blossom was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the daughter of Edward Breneman and Bessie Parker. 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.[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. 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Buck in Cyclone . November 18, 2019 . Daily News . November 12, 1925 . New York, New York City . 89. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Screen Life . November 18, 2019 . Detroit Free Press . Associated Press . January 8, 1928 . Michigan, Detroit . 53. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: W. S. Medart marries Blossom Breneman . November 18, 2019 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 11, 1928 . Missouri, St. Louis . 3.
  4. News: St. Louis girl in movies . November 18, 2019 . The St. Louis Star and Times . April 27, 1927 . Missouri, St. Louis . 10. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: W. S. Medart weds film actress, Donal Blossom . November 18, 2019 . The St. Louis Star and Times . October 11, 1928 . Missouri, St. Louis . 9. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: BRENEMAN Blossom charges husband William S Medart sues for separate maintenance. The St. Louis Star and Times. 25 January 1929 . 2 . en. 2019-03-15.
  7. News: Golf Star in New Role . November 18, 2019 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 21, 1930 . Missouri, St. Louis . 56. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Hereford . Robert A. . Tragic Climax To The Success Story Of a Starlet and An Amateur Golfer . November 18, 2019 . The Daily Standard . The Kansas City Times . February 23, 1952 . Missouri, Sikeston . 8. Newspapers.com.
  9. Web site: 30 Jul 1925, 25 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-15.
  10. Web site: 13 Apr 1924, 38 - The Anaconda Standard at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-15.
  11. Web site: 31 Oct 1925, 31 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-15.
  12. Web site: 17 Jun 1926, 28 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-03-15.
  13. Book: Katchmer . George A. . A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses . 2015 . McFarland . 9781476609058 . November 17, 2019 . en.

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