Henry Blossom


Henry Martyn Blossom was an American playwright and lyricist. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he teamed with Victor Herbert on several popular operettas. His first Broadway musical project was The Yankee Consul for composer Alfred G. Robyn, after which he primarily wrote for Herbert, including Mlle. Modiste, The Red Mill, Baron Trenck, The Only Girl, The Princess Pat, Eileen, and Kiss Me Again. He also wrote "When Uncle Sam is Ruler of the Sea" with Victor Herbert in 1916, "It's Not the Uniform That Makes the Man" with A. Baldwin Sloane in 1917 and "I Want to Go Back to the War" with Percival Knight in 1919.
Blossom was also involved with several shows that failed to reach Broadway. He died from pneumonia in New York City at the age of 53.