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    Downey is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. It is considered...
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  • Downey may refer to: Downey (surname) Robert Downey Jr. Downey, California, US Downey, Idaho, US Downey, Iowa, US W. & D. Downey, photographic studio Downey...
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    Susan Nicole Downey (née Levin; born November 6, 1973) is an American film producer. Until February 2009, she was co-president of Dark Castle Entertainment...
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  • school located in Downey, California (United States). Warren High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Downey Unified School District...
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    John Gately Downey (June 24, 1827 – March 1, 1894) was an Irish-American politician and the seventh governor of California from January 14, 1860, to January...
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    Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one...
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    hamburger stand at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard at Florence Avenue in Downey, California, United States. Opened on August 18, 1953, it is the third McDonald's...
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    late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show. Downey's roots were in show business; his father, Morton Downey, was a popular singer, and his mother...
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    later Bellflower and Downey. State control of SR 19 then ends north of Gardendale Street when Lakewood Boulevard fully enters into Downey. Lakewood Boulevard...
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    currently operating as Bob's Big Boy Broiler, is a restaurant located in Downey, California. It first opened in 1958 by Harvey Ortner, a former partner in the...
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    Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was an American lawyer and a Democratic politician from Wyoming and California. In 1934, he ran for...
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    Karen Carpenter (category Musicians from Downey, California)
    time. Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963 with her family. She began to study the drums in high school...
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    p. 105. "John G. Downey". National Governors Association. January 3, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2023. "John Downey". California State Library. Retrieved...
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  • Aidan Chiles (category Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California)
    previously played for the Oregon State Beavers. Chiles attended Downey High School in Downey, California. As a senior, he passed for 3,350 yards and 38 touchdowns...
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  • Downey High School is one of two senior high schools located in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California, and within the Downey Unified School District...
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  • SNL creator Lorne Michaels called Downey the "best political humorist alive". Downey was born in Berkeley, California, and grew up in Joliet, Illinois...
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    Nico Iamaleava (category Players of American football from Long Beach, California)
    2, 2004, in Long Beach, California, and is of Samoan descent. Iamaleava attended both Warren High School in Downey, California and Long Beach Polytechnic...
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    Robert John Downey Sr. (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and...
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    directly in the path of the route nearby to I-605 in Downey. Another home in Downey, California, where siblings Richard and Karen Carpenter grew up before...
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  • Priscilla Quintana (category People from Downey, California)
    recurring role of Isabella on Freeform's Good Trouble. Quintana is from Downey, California. Her mother found time to help out pregnant teen girls that had been...
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    Taco Bell (category Companies based in Irvine, California)
    fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell (1923–2010) in Downey, California. Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve...
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    Dave Alvin (category Musicians from Downey, California)
    reference to his 1998 album and song of the same name. Alvin grew up in Downey, California. He and his older brother, Phil Alvin, as teenagers frequented blues...
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    their stand on August 18, 1953 at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard in Downey, California. The Downey stand is the oldest surviving McDonald's restaurant. In 1954...
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  • Hoyt Curtin (category Musicians from Downey, California)
    the primary music director was Ted Nichols. Curtin was a native of Downey, California, and had one son, Chris, with his wife Elizabeth. In the 1950s Curtin...
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    Blanca Pacheco (category People from Downey, California)
    and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 64th district, which includes Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, and La Mirada. She assumed...
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    Richard Carpenter (musician) (category Musicians from Downey, California)
    graduating from Downey High School in 1964, Carpenter studied music at California State College at Long Beach (now known as California State University...
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    Aimeé Teegarden (category People from Downey, California)
    fiction romantic drama Star-Crossed. Teegarden was born and raised in Downey, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. She graduated from high school through independent...
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  • Rosario DeSimone (category People from Downey, California)
    around 1925. He later became a legitimate businessman who settled in Downey, California. DeSimone died of natural causes in 1946 and is buried in Calvary...
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    Alanna Ubach (category People from Downey, California)
    Young Artist Award in 1992. Ubach was born on October 3, 1975, in Downey, California, the daughter of Sidna (née González) and Rodolfo Ubach. Her father...
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    The Carpenters (category Musicians from Downey, California)
    Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach...
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