Anecdotes

Performed as a member of 'Our Gang' from the age of eight. He later had success on the vaudeville circuit as a song-and-dance man before returning to film acting in the 1930's.

Hosted his own local children's TV series, "The Johnny Downs Show" in San Diego, California, during the early 1950s. Set against the backdrop of an airport hanger and playing a former WWII pilot, "Johnny Jet" entertained and informed his studio audiences and his viewers in between reruns of "The Little Rascals" film comedies.

Spent his final decades investing in real estate.

His father was Morey H. Downs, a Navy Lieutenant. Johnny moved to California in 1921, when his father was transferred to the San Diego naval base.

Father with June: five children, Mary, Claudia, John Jr. (d. 24 Dec. 2011), Mollie and Maureen.

"The Johnny Downs Show" was a kiddies TV show in San Diego that ran from 1953-1968.

Enjoyed a successful career as a San Diego TV host and star of children's shows.

Upon his death, his remains were interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in San Diego, California. His location plot is St. Elizabeth Urn Garden, plot 278, grave 3G.

Father: Morey Henry Downs; Mother: Eva Marcia Boyd.