Robert Downey Sr., director and father of Robert Downey Jr., Passes Away
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“RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s ..he was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout..According to my stepmoms calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years,” Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram. “Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
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 in New York City, his wife told the Daily News.
Downey, who turned 85 last month and had been battling Parkinson’s disease, also appeared in the movies “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia” and “To Live And Die in L.A.”
Downey’s ashes will scattered by the family at Rockaway Beach near Gildea’s pub where — he liked to say — he misspent his youth.
Robert Downey Sr. will be missed…
