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JOHNNY DOWNS (Paramount Player)
Johnny Downs born in Brooklyn, N. Y. October 10th, 1913, crashed Hollywood late in 1921 "hen his father a naval aviator at the tine, "as stationed at the San Diego Naval Boso. Kis mother used to curl his hair and tako hira to interview tho movie prodaccrs but the going was hard and a yocx UQfl '.Tested before the executivo head of tho Winkler comedies put him to work for 15 wcok3ยป
After that, of course, things bocamo Q bit easier. The youth worked T7ith Jack Dempsey and Noah Beery in a bellicose drama and later was successful putting child appeal in a series of Glen Tryon and Charley Chase comedies.
This proximity to comedians got him in touch nitb Hal Roach, then scout-' ing talent for his first ;'0ur Gang" series and Johnny became the original in those early epics, later 'Winning the title of "The All American Boy."
Finally outgrowing these roles he played in "Trail of '98", King Vi dor's "The Crowd" and numerous others. Then ho clipped his hair sl.ort, put on long trousers and toured th~ country for a year in vaudeville under the management of his father, who had retired from the Navy.
After tho vaudeville tour Broadway hold open arms end young Downs cuccumbod to the lure of the theatre Ho was prominently cast in a musical comedy and later in several plays. Then he returned to California to appear in another musical comedy and eventually wound back in pictures. Paramount signed him to a contract in March, 1935 and lie has been busy ever since.
His recent pictures are: COLLEGE SCiJsDAL, VIRGINIA JUDGE, C0R0NAD0, SO RED SHE ROSE.