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  • Barbara Bennett (1906 - 1958)
    Barbara Jane Bennett (August 13, 1906 – August 8, 1958) was an American silent film actress.Born into an acting family, she was the daughter of actor Richard Bennett and actress Adrienne Morrison, whos...
  • Robert Downey, Sr. (1936 - 2021)
    Described by an associate as "a big jovial bear", Robert Downey Sr. translated his irreverent, mordant humor to the screen as the writer-director of several experimental cult classics of the late 1960s...
  • Catherine Downey (1793 - 1863)
    GEDCOM Note ===!SOURCE:Information from John Connell, Feilding Information from Aaron Ure, Hastings (2003) Information from Sue Roberts,Christchurch Lyttleton Times Death Notices - 1851-1865 possibly I...
  • Chloe Taylor (1752 - 1824)
    Chloe Cox Taylor Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: May 23, 1752 Freehold Monmouth County New Jersey, USA Death: Dec. 19, 1824 Charlton Sarat...
  • Deborah Falconer
    American actress and musician Deborah Falconer is perhaps best know for her marriage to actor Robert Downey Jr. She was also A Formal Elite Model.She was born on August 13, 1965 in Sacramento, Californ...

About the Downey surname

If I am correct in my understanding, Downey used to be O'Downey or the like, and my grandfather Ralph Downey indicated that he was Irish. I believe his family migrated to the united States of America from Ireland.