Saturday, November 27, 2010

Henry Blossom

Henry Blossom

Henry Martyn Blossom (May 10, 1866 March 23, 1919) was the lyricist for several Victor Herbert musicals, including The Yankee Consul (1904), Mlle. Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), Eileen (1917), and Kiss Me Again (film version of Mlle. Modeste, 1931), and was a master at puzzle solving and cipher writing. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he teamed with Thomas Haufington on several puzzles and ciphers. Blossom died from pneumonia in New York City at the age of 53.



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