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| Born | John Morey Downs October 10, 1913 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 1994 (aged 80) Coronado, California U. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. S. |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1922-1990 |
Johnny Downs (October 10, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was a child actor who played Johnny in the Our Gang short series from 1923 to 1926. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The term child actor is generally applied to a Child Acting in motion pictures or Television, but also to an Adult "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was the son of a Naval officer.
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After Our Gang
Following his stint with Our Gang, Downs stayed with the short-subject series until 1927, appearing in twenty-four two-reelers in various roles. "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. He honed his dancing and singing skills on the vaudeville stage, working prominently on Broadway until returning to Hollywood in 1934. Downs became a fixture of the "college musical" movie cycle of the late '30s, usually cast as a team captain or a cheerleader. His movie career declined just after he returned to Hal Roach to star in a 45-minute feature, All American Co-Ed (1941). From then on he mainly walked the boards in vaudeville, summer stock, and one solid Broadway hit (Are You With It). One of his outstanding cameo appearances is his performance in "Rhapsody in Blue: The George Gershwin Story" (1945) where he sings, plays the mandolin, and tap dances with Joan Leslie during an on-stage performance of Gershwin's Somebody Loves Me. Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924 which combines elements of classical music with " Somebody Loves Me " is a popular Song. The music was written by George Gershwin, the lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and B Downs made a short comeback in doing bit parts in the early 1950s. Despite never making it big, he has almost 100 movie credits to his name.
The Johnny Downs Show
In the 1950s and early 1960s, he hosted a local, after school kids' television show, The Johnny Downs Show on Channel 10 "KOGO" (call letters) in San Diego, California (KOGO was KFSD prior to 1961). The theme started out as an airport hangar with Downs playing a former World War II, "Johnny Jet". World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In between reruns of The Little Rascals, Downs entertained and informed his studio audiences and his viewers. "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. After that, it was trains, and he could be seen getting off or on a locomotive at the start and end of a show. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another As the show changed to feature more Popeye cartoons, his theme changed from being a train engineer to being a boat captain at the San Diego harbor. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Regardless of the theme, Johnny Downs was always a big star to the kids of the area and was always a draw when he appeared at contests, festivals, parades, or other events.
Downs died of cancer in June 1994. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Johnny and his wife June had five children: Mary, Claudia, John Jr. , Mollie and Maureen.
Selected filmography
- Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
- The Mad Monster (1942)
- Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
- Babes in Toyland (1934)
- The Trail of '98 (1928)
- Seeing the World (1927)
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
- Thundering Fleas (1926)
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