1. Cathy Downs was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman.
11 Facts About Cathy Downs
1. 2.
Cathy Downs began her film career with small roles in State Fair and The Dolly Sisters.
3.
In 1947, Cathy Downs was dropped by Fox for unknown reasons, and was never employed by another major studio.
4.
Cathy Downs appeared in a television episode of The Lone Ranger in 1952.
5.
Cathy Downs portrayed Ann Howe in the syndicated TV series The Joe Palooka Story.
6.
Cathy Downs worked sporadically on TV during the 1960s, with her final appearance in 1965 on Perry Mason as murder victim and title character Millicent Barton in "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner".
7.
Cathy Downs has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television, at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard.
8.
On October 8,1949, in Las Vegas, Cathy Downs married Joe Kirkwood Jr.
9.
On July 21,1956, Downs married Robert M Brunson, an electronics executive.
10.
Cathy Downs died December 8,1976 of cancer in Los Angeles, California.
11.
Cathy Downs is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California.