Robert Downey Sr.

(1936-2021)

American filmmaker and actor

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Robert John Downey Sr. (born Robert Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American actor, director, producer, writer, cinematographer, and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr. He is known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope, a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey Sr.'s films during the 1960s were "strictly take-no-prisoners affairs, with minimal budgets and outrageous satire, effectively pushing forward the countercultural agenda of the day."

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Born	Robert John Elias Jr. 24 June 1936 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died	7 July 2021 (aged 85) New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac	Cancer
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Rosemary Rogers - · American author · m. 1998 info edit

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Elsie Downey 1934-2014 · American actress · m. 1963; div. 1975 info edit

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Laura Ernst 1957-1994 · American actress · m. 1991 info edit

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Allyson Downey info 1st child with Elsie Downey Female b. 29 Nov 1963 · Age: 61 · 1963- · American relative

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Robert John Downey Jr. info 2nd child with Elsie Downey Male b. 4 Apr 1965 · Age: 60 · 1965- · American actor

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