Trivia

After one year at Harvard, he left to serve with army in Europe in World War II.

As of the early 1990s Blossom has released some of his dramatic poems on video.

Was also a poet and a playwright.

Retired, living in Berkeley, writing poetry. (April 2003)

Graduated from the prestigious Asheville School in North Carolina, 1941.

Was named a "Distinguished Performance" for his appearance in "A Village Wooing" a the first Obie Awards for the 1955-1956 season. The Obies are presented in recognition for achievement in the Off-Broadway theater.

According to one published report, in the 1940s, Blossom was sent to an Army mental ward when he claimed conscientious objector status.

He is the recipient of four Obies (the Off-Broadway acting awards) and a Show Business Award.

Has a daughter, Debbie, and a son, Michael.

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.

He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: L'hôpital (1971), Rencontres du troisième type (1977) and Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990).