Henry Blossom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Blossom

American lyricist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1866

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1919

Profession: writer, songwriter, lyricist, librettist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Henry Martyn Blossom (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American playwright and lyricist.
Born in St.
Louis, Missouri, he teamed with Victor Herbert on several popular operettas.
His first Broadway musical project was The Yankee Consul (1904) for composer Alfred G.
Robyn, after which he primarily wrote for Herbert, including Mlle.
Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), The Only Girl (1914), The Princess Pat (1915), Eileen (1917), and Kiss Me Again (film version of Mlle.
Modeste, 1931).
He also wrote "When Uncle Sam is Ruler of the Sea" with Victor Herbert in 1916, "It's Not the Uniform That Makes the Man" with A.
Baldwin Sloane in 1917 and "I Want to Go Back to the War" with Percival Knight (music was by Raymond Hubbell) in 1919.Blossom was also involved with several shows that failed to reach Broadway.
He died from pneumonia in New York City at the age of 53. Mlle.
Modiste - libretto (1905) The Red Mill - book and lyrics (1906) The Only Girl - book and lyrics (1914) The Princess Pat - book and lyrics (1915) Eileen - lyrics (1917)