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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.
Robert Downey Sr. died at age 85 after battling Parkinson’s disease. His son, Robert Downey Jr., confirmed the news on Wednesday, July 7. Celebrity Deaths in 2021 Read article “RIP Bob D. Sr ...
Chafed Elbows is a 1966 still image film directed by Robert Downey Sr. A manic comic parody [ 1 ] underground film made for $12,000, [ 2 ] Chafed Elbows was a commercial success. [ 3 ] The film was premiered at The Gate Theater in New York City and ran for over one month alongside Scorpio Rising .
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 ...
Robert Downey Sr., iconic filmmaker of breakthrough anti-establishment classic films such as “Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace,” died early Wednesday morning in his sleep at his home ...
Robert Downey Sr., an accomplished filmmaker, actor, writer, director and the father of Robert Downey Jr., has died after a years-long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 85.Downey Jr ...
It may, however, have some appeal to New Yorkers, youth audiences, and devout followers of Robert Downey (director of Putney Swope [1969]) who has a cameo role. In fact, it appears that Locke has been significantly influenced by Downey's brand of comedy, and that of Brian de Palma ( Hi Mom!
Sr. aims to correct that potential oversight, serving as a loving tribute to Downey’s dad Robert Downey Sr., an iconoclastic filmmaker whose work in the late ’60s and ’70s was at the ...