Rose Blossom (born Blossom Breneman, and sometimes credited as Donal Blossom) was an American actress active during Hollywood's

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. She was a contract player at MGM, and she often appeared as a cowgirl. She was the leading lady in the

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film '' The Gentle Cyclone''. She was noted for her short stature and slight build.

Biography

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

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at the age of 16 in 1922, and studied art for two years at

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before she moved to New York City to pursue a career as an actress. 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. On October 10, 1928, she married golfer and

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William Sherman Medart, and they had a child together, although they separated soon afterward. 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. 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.

Filmography

* '' I'll Tell the World'' (1925) (uncredited) * ''The Fool'' (1925) * '' The Night Patrol'' (1926) * '' The Gentle Cyclone'' (1926) * '' Speed Cop'' (1926) * '' Desert Greed'' (1926) * '' White Flannels'' (1927) * '' Lure of the Night Club'' (1927) *''

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'' (1927) * ''

Whispering Smith Rides ''Whispering Smith Rides'' is a 1927 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The screenplay was written by Arthur Henry Gooden, based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman. The film is considered to be lost, but a trailer is h ...

'' (1927) (serial) * '' Laddie Be Good'' (1928) * ''

The Bride of the Colorado ''The Bride of the Colorado'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Elmer Clifton starring John Boles and Rose Blossom. Plot Although the film was intended to be a drama with romantic interest during a transit of the Color ...

'' (1928)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blossom, Rose American silent film actresses Actresses from St. Louis 1905 births Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players Year of death missing 20th-century American actresses Western (genre) film actresses Film serial actresses Washington University in St. Louis alumni