Henry Martyn Blossom

Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 05/09/1866

Date of death : 03/23/1919

City of birth : St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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".