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Feb 10, 2017 · There was George Alexander Downey who fought in both world wars, serving in the No. 2 Construction Battalion, an all-black battalion, during WW1.. There were the fighting Downeys, boxing champs Robert John Downey Sr., Canadian amateur lightweight boxing champion in 1960, and David Downey Sr., Canada’s longest reigning middleweight boxing champion.
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Cazhhmere’s family is full of superstars. Among the most famous: a series of boxing champions known as “The Fighting Downeys.” Robert John Downey Sr., Cazhhmere’s grandfather, was a member of the Black Watch 2nd Battalion Army Boxing Team and the Canadian amateur lightweight boxing champion for 1960. “I was just amazed at what I saw,” he says. Even...
Members of the Downley-Collins families have served in the military since WWI. They’ve served in all capacities, in every war. George Alexander Downey, Cazhhmere’s great-grandfather, was a veteran of both world wars. He served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion —an all-black battalion. “Many people don’t know that Canada had an all-black battalion...
Graham Downey, Cazhhmere’s uncle, was the first black city councillor in Halifax and the first black deputy mayor in Nova Scotia. In the 1960s and 70s, Edward William Thomlinson (Billy) Downey owned Halifax’s hottest nightclub: The Arrows Club. The Arrows Club was open until 3:30 a.m. nightly; it hosted big-name acts like Tina Turner and Teddy Pend...
Robert John Downey Sr.(néElias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and directing his underground film Putney Swope(1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenueadvertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s ...
Dec 5, 2022 · On 7 July 2021, Robert Downey Sr died. Though the film generally shows a harmonious, loving dynamic between the two personalities, Downey Jr understates the matter when he describes his father’s ...
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Jul 8, 2021 · Born in New York in 1936 to a family of Hungarian Jewish and Irish stock, Robert Elias Jr. joined the U.S. Army, taking the name Downey from his stepfather as his last name because he was underage to enlist. After the service he played minor league baseball, was a Golden Gloves boxing champion, and was a playwright, all before he began making ...
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Dec 2, 2022 · Actor Robert Downey Jr., left, and his father Robert Downey Sr. arrive at Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala in New York on May 8, 2008.
