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2. Robert Downey Sr. - Wikipedia

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   Robert John Downey Sr. (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.He was known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world.

3. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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   A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). [1] [2] In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of

4. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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   Rhetorical situation – a term made popular by Lloyd Bitzer; it describes the scenario that contains a speech act, including the considerations (purpose, audience, author/speaker, constraints to name a few) that play a role in how the act is produced and perceived by its audience; the counterargument regarding Bitzer's situation-rhetoric ...

5. Robert Downey Sr., Director and Father of Actor Robert ... - AOL

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   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 ...

6. Popular Mechanics - Wikipedia

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   A nearly complete archive of Popular Mechanics issues from 1905 through 2005 is available [45] [46] through Google Books. Popular Mechanics' cover art is the subject of Tom Burns' 2015 Texas Tech PhD dissertation, titled Useful fictions: How Popular Mechanics builds technological literacy through magazine cover illustration. [47]

7. Putney Swope - Wikipedia

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   Putney Swope is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world , the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption .

8. Did Robert Downey Jr. Ignore Ke Huy Quan While ... - AOL

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   Robert Downey Jr. came out victorious at the 2024 Oscars, but his actions at the ceremony have garnered some backlash. Former Best Supporting Actor winners Sam Rockwell, Tim Robbins, Ke Huy Quan ...

9. Director Says Robert Downey Jr. Almost Ruined His Movie ... - AOL

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   You’re going too far, Robert,” Stone said of how he reacted to Downey dipping the front tails of his white shirt in fake blood and pulling them through his pants zipper like a mock bloody penis.