Jeanette MacDonald and her older sister Blossom Rock both passed away on January 14, albeit thirteen years apart. Jeanette died in 1965 at age 61, Blossom in 1978 at age 82. Without Blossom’s friendship, we would not be here today. In the early 1970s when Hollywood secrets could still not be told, her viewpoint was: “My generation, we can’t talk…
I don’t much enjoy posting sad events here, but the second week of January is always a difficult one for Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy fans. Both Jeanette and her sister Blossom died on January 14, albeit thirteen years apart. Blossom’s passing in 1978 was fairly swift; she had a heart attack and died a short time later. With Jeanette,…