Died Today (July 8th): Roberts Blossom (1924–2011)

Roberts Blossom (1924–2011)

Born: March 25, 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died: July 8, 2011 (age 87) in Santa Monica, California, USA

Married to:
Beverly Carol Schmidt (1966 – 1970) (divorced) (2 children)
Marylin Sally Orshan (? – 18 February 1982) (her death)

He and his first wife, dancer/choreographer Beverly Schmidt, both participated in the Filmstage theater movement of the 1950s and ’60s, which involved the simultaneous presentation of live actors with film and/or slides.

HOME ALONE 1990 dir. Chris Columbus Stars: Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 dir. Spielberg

Escape from Alcatraz 1979 dir. Don Siegel starring Eastwood ALWAYS 1989 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Holly Hunter Richard Dreyfuss THE QUICK AND THE DEAD 1995 dir. Sam Raimi Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio Gene Hackman