The famous father had been battling Parkinson’s disease for years.
Downey Sr.’s wife Rosemary Rogers broke the news of his death to theNew York Daily News.
“He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout…
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According to my stepmom’s calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years.”
After getting out of the Army, Downey Sr. lived with his sister in Greenwich Village.
As an actor, Downey Sr. later appeared in films likeTo Live and Die in L.A.andMagnolia.
“He’s a miracle in that world, for [going clean].
Every time the phone rang after ten o’clock, I thought it was over.
I was a druggie myself, so I never told him to stop or whatever.
But I said, ‘Just don’t leave the planet.’
He said, ‘You have my word.’
And he kept it.”
Downey Sr. is survived by his son, his daughter Allyson Downey, and Rogers, his third wife.
