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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 ...
Jul 7, 2021 · Downey Jr. had been getting high on marijuana since he was a kid and did it with his father. Downey Jr. was just 6 years old when he was sipping white wine with his father. Robert Downey Sr., who ...
- Amy Lamare
Jul 7, 2021 · July 7, 2021, 10:34 AM PDT / Source: Reuters. By Variety. Robert Downey Sr., director of the countercultural satire "Putney Swope" and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday in New ...
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Jr. is paying tribute to his father, Robert Downey Sr., who died Tuesday. He was 85. “RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of ...
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., a director and actor known for subversive comedies and roles in “To Live and Die in L.A.” and “Boogie Nights,” died Tuesday evening at age 85. His son, “Iron Man ...
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Jul 7, 2021 · Downey Jr.'s mother, his father's first wife, Elsie Ann Downey, died in 2014. Born in 1936, Robert Downey Sr. started his entertainment career as an actor after a stint in the Army.
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Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., director of the countercultural satire “Putney Swope” and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday in New York.He was 85. Downey Jr. posted about his father on ...