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Marie Blake

Name in Native Language: "Blossom Rock" (English/EN)
Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 08/21/1895 († 82, 08/14/1978) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald (August 21, 1895 – January 14, 1978), 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 probably best known for her role as "Grandmama" on the 1960s macabre/black comedy sitcom The Addams Family. ()

Marie Blake (born Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald) was an American stage, film and television actress. Her younger sister was singing screen star Jeanette MacDonald.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from. ...

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

NR

1942 | 3.0/5 | 1h 27min
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital. ...

Between Two Women

NR

1945 | 2.9/5 | 1h 23min
Drama
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Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree. ...

Calling Dr. Gillespie

NR

1942 | 3.4/5 | 1h 29min
Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
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Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary L ...

Calling Dr. Kildare

NR

1939 | 3.1/5 | 1h 26min
Drama
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A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people ...

The Addams Family

NR

1964 | 4.0/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Movies with Marie Blake as Actress(32)

as Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)1964 The Best Man
as Mrs. Vera Collins1961 The Second Time Around
as Mrs. Lattimer1957 The Way to the Gold
as Mrs. Ashton1954 The Human Jungle
as Customer1953 Small Town Girl
as Slum Landlady1951 FBI Girl
as Prunella, Humphrey's Sister (uncredited)1950 Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
as Mrs. Nesbitt1949 Alimony
as Committeewoman (uncredited)1948 The Girl from Manhattan
as Hotel maid1947 The Gangster
as Mr. Prigee's Secretary (Uncredited)1947 Fun on a Weekend
as Maid1946 Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Royce's Secretary (uncredited)1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as WAC Supply Corporal (uncredited)1945 Keep Your Powder Dry
as Ruby1944 South of Dixie
as Woman Jerry Mistakes for Susan1944 Make Your Own Bed
as Harriet Morgan1944 Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Sally Lukens, Boarder1943 Whispering Footsteps
as Sally1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Susie Smith - Hartman's secretary1943 Campus Rhythm
as Sally1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Bertha (uncredited)1942 The Major and the Minor
as Sally1941 The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Clara1941 Here Comes Happiness
as Castor Oil Nurse1941 Caught in the Draft
as Party Guest (uncredited)1940 Home Movies
as Beauty Operator1940 Sailor's Lady
as Harriet1939 Blind Alley
as Second Woman Getting Autograph (uncredited)1938 Three Loves Has Nancy
as Mrs. Gussler1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl
as Augusta1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Mrs. Schwartz (Uncredited)1938 Mannequin

TV Shows/Series with Marie Blake as Actress(6)

as Grandmama1964 The Addams Family
1962 Going My Way
1955 My Friend Flicka
1952 Gang Busters
1952 Mr And Mrs North
as Hospital Nurse1949 The Life of Riley

Full Name: Blossom MacDonald
Born: Wednesday, 08/21 1895 (August) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 08/14 1978 (August) in Los Angeles (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Marie Blake (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald"
"Edith MacDonald"
"Blossom MacDonald"
"Edith Blossom Rock"
"Blossom Rock"
Marie Blake frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (10x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (8x, Crew)
Bess Flowers (7x, Actress)
Douglas Shearer (6x, Crew)
Eddie Acuff (6x, Actor)
Carl M. Leviness (5x, Actor)
Edgar Dearing (5x, Actor)
Alma Kruger (4x, Actress)
Willis Goldbeck (4x, Crew)
Harold Miller (4x, Actor)
Andrew L. Stone (3x, Crew)
Harry Lauter (3x, Actor)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1399225, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 04/21/2024