What is Roberts Blossom?
{{Infobox person | image = | imagezize = | caption = | birth_name = Roberts Scott Blossom | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|03|25}} | birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|07|8|1924|03|25}} | death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | occupation = Actor, poet | years_active = 1958-2000 | spouse = Beverly Schmidt Blossom <br><small>(m.1966-1970; divorced; 2 children)</small> <br>Marilyn Orshan <br><small>(m.?-1982; her death)</small> | children = Deborah Blossom<br>Michael Blossom }} '''Roberts Scott Blossom''' (March 25, 1924 – July 8, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] theater, movie and television actor and poet. He is best known for being Old Man Marley in ''[[Home Alone]]'' and as Ezra Cobb in the horror movie ''Deranged''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinemaknifefight.com/tag/ezra-cobb| title=Archive for Ezra Cobb| publisher=Cinema Knife Fright| accessdate=13 September 2011| archive-date=2012-03-31| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331064512/http://cinemaknifefight.com/tag/ezra-cobb/| url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also remembered for his supporting roles in movies such as ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' and ''Escape from Alcatraz''. Blossom died on July 8, 2011 at the age of 87 of [[cerebrovascular disease]]. He is survived by his wife Beverly Schmidt and his two children.<ref>Eames, Tom (July 13, 2011){{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a329720/home-alone-actor-roberts-blossom-dies-aged-87.html| title='Home Alone' actor Roberts Blossom dies, aged 87| publisher=Digital Spy| accessdate=13 September 2011| archive-date=13 September 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913083617/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a329720/home-alone-actor-roberts-blossom-dies-aged-87.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> == Related pages == *[[List of poets from North America]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|89348}} *{