Henry Martyn Blossom(1866-1919)
- Writer
- Music Department
- Actor
Songwriter ("Kiss Me Again", "I Want What I Want When I Want It"), and
author, educated at the Stoddard School. He was in the insurance
business, and joined ASCAP in 1914, becoming both a charter member and
a director from 1917-1919. He collaborated musically with Victor
Herbert and Alfred Robyn, and his song compositions include "The Mascot
of the Troop", "When You're Pretty and the World Is Fair", "The Isle of
our Dreams", "Every Day is Ladies Day With Me", "The Streets of New
York", "Because You're You", "I'll Be Married to the Music of a
Military Band", "Neapolitan Love Song", "Moonbeams", "Thine Alone",
"The Irish Have a Great Day Tonight", "Free Trade and a Misty Moon",
"Eileen Alanna Asthore", "When Shall I Again See Ireland?", and "When
You're Away".
