Morton Downey

Active - 1929 - 1944  |   Born - Nov 14, 1901   |   Died - Oct 25, 1985   |   Genres - Drama, Musical, Crime

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Morton Downey Sr. was a popular radio performer and prolific recording artist during the '30s and '40s. He also appeared in a few films beginning in the late 1920s. Downey, had a keen business sense and wisely invested his earnings. As a result, he was able to retire a very wealthy man near the beginning of the 1950s.