Roberts Scott Blossom (March 25, 1924 - July 8, 2011) was an American Actor and poet who played Old Man Marley in Home Alone. He also had roles in movies such as Deranged (1974), Steven Spielberg's Always (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991) with Michael J. Fox, and The Quick and the Dead (1995). He also guest starred on TV shows, such as Moonlighting and The Twilight Zone.
Blossom was married to Beverly Schmidt-Blossom from 1966 until their divorce in 1970. They have a son named Michael Blossom and a daughter Beverly Blossom. He later married his second wife Marilyn Orshan-Blossom and they remained married until her death in 1982. Blossom retired from acting in 2000 and became a poet.
Blossom died on July 8, 2011, at a nursing home in Santa Monica, California from cerebrovascular disease. He was 87 years old. He was survived by his two children, Michael Blossom and Beverly Blossom.
