Blossom Seeley | |
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| Born | Minnie Guyer July 16, 1886[1] New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 1974 (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1908–1972 |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Kane (1911–1913) Rube Marquard (1913–1920) Benny Fields (1921–1959) |
| Children | 1 |
Blossom Seeley (July 16, 1886 [2] — April 17, 1974)[3] was an American singer, dancer, and actress.
- ^ Biographical data which contradicts the normally cited year and place of Seeley's birth gives her year of birth as 1886 and the place as New Haven, Connecticut
:: "Blossom was indeed born as Minnie Guyer (or Guiger) in New Haven, Connecticut, to photographer William F. Guyer and his wife Mertle F. "Minnie" Winson (sometimes seen as Mertie), who had married in 1880. A registry of births from New Haven confirmed her 1886 birth, as well as one for an older brother, William, Jr., in 1881. The 1900 enumeration, taken in New Haven, further indicated a birth year of 1886, but some later sources point to 1885. In spite of how much stretching of that particular truth was done during her storied lifetime, 1886 is now confirmed as the actual year, and for this essay will be assumed so because of the registry and the next earliest citations in both the 1900 Federal and 1905 New York enumerations. It is as yet unclear where the Seeley name came from.", Ragpiano.com. Accessed July 10, 2022. - ^ Blossom Seeley biography, ragpiano.com. Accessed July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Blossom Seeley" Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. gabrielleray.150m.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.