Highlights
- Robert Downey Sr passed away in New York at the age of 85 years
- The information has been shared on social media by his son, Robert Downey Junior
- He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease over the last five years.
With a heavy heart, the Hollywood society informed us that veteran filmmaker Robert Downey Sr is no more among us. He had made the classic film Putney Swope, which is still considered to be a cult favorite to this day. His son, the famous actor Robert Downey Jr, had informed the news of his passing away on social media last Tuesday. The entire Hollywood is heartbroken at the death of Downey Sr. He passed away at the age of 85 years.
Revelation By Robert Downey Jr
It has been stated by Robert Downey Jr, the son of the late filmmaker that the senior artist has passed away in his sleep at their residence in New York. It was all said in the emotional tribute which he had paid to his father. The actor has revealed that Robert Downey Sr had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease over the last five years. He had been under treatment, and unfortunately, could not respond when the age-related problems became too much to bear.
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Life Of Robert Downey Sr
A truly maverick filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr, was born as Robert Elias Jr, who later changed his name in honor of his stepfather. He had been enlisted in the US Army at a very young age. Downey had fallen in love with the movies, which captured the underground world when he was living with his sister in Greenwich. He started his career with Ball’s Bluff, a short film directed by him in 1961.
Robert Downey Sr always tried to focus on anti-establishment sectors of the society when he made his movies. His style in movies is quite different from the contemporary artists who had existed during that time. The filmmaker was married three times and had Allyson Downey and Robert Downy Junior with his first wife, Elsie Downey.
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Is it sad?
Which of the movies directed by Robert Downey Sr had struck a chord with you when you had watched it for the first time? Let us know your views in the comment section below about the fond memories you have with the movies of Robert Downey Senior.
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