death_date death_place occupation birth_place years_active children birth_date notable_works spouse image article_title birth_name imagezize death_cause
08 july 2011 santa monica , california actor , poet new haven , connecticut , u.s. 1958 & ndash ; 2000 deborah blossom michael blossom 25 march 1924 '' '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- deranged '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- '' home alone beverly 1970 ; divorced ; 1 child -rrb- marilyn orshan -lrb- schmidt m. ? -1982 ; her death ; 1 child -rrb- blossom -lrb- m. 1966 & ndash ; roberts_blossom_1924-2011 . jpg roberts blossom
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roberts blossom

roberts scott blossom -lrb- march 25 , 1924 -- july 8 , 2011 -rrb- was an american theatre , film and television actor and poet .
he is best known for his roles as old man marley in `` home alone '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- and as ezra cobb in the horror film `` deranged '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- .
he is also remembered for his supporting roles in films such as `` the great gatsby '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- , `` close encounters of the third kind '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , `` escape from alcatraz '' -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , `` christine '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , and `` the last temptation of christ '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- .
