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Peerage Record – 29880

Michael Joseph Downey1

Male, Registry Number #298791, b. 1930

Last Edited=29 Jun 2008
     Michael Joseph Downey was born in 1930.1 He is the son of Morton Downey and Barbara Jane Bennett.1
     He was adopted by Morton Downey and Barbara Jane Bennett in February 1933.1
Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

Morton Downey, Jr.1

Male, Registry Number #298792, b. 8 December 1932

Last Edited=2 Jul 2008

Morton Downey, Jr. 2

     Morton Downey, Jr. was born on 8 December 1932 at New York, U.S.A.G.1 He is the son of Morton Downey and Barbara Jane Bennett.1 He and Helen Marie Thompson were divorced.1 He and Joan Tyrall were divorced.1 He married, firstly, Helen Marie Thompson.1 He married, secondly, Joan Tyrall.1 He married, thirdly, Kim Loretta Cotton, daughter of William Lester Cotton III, on 18 March 1977.1
     He was given the name of Sean Downey at birth.1 He was a radio interviewer at Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.G.1

Child of Morton Downey, Jr. and Helen Marie Thompson

Children of Morton Downey, Jr. and Joan Tyrall

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Helen Marie Thompson1

Female, Registry Number #298793

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     Helen Marie Thompson and Morton Downey, Jr. were divorced.1 She married Morton Downey, Jr., son of Morton Downey and Barbara Jane Bennett.1
     Her married name became Downey.1

Child of Helen Marie Thompson and Morton Downey, Jr.

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

Joan Tyrall1

Female, Registry Number #298794

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     Joan Tyrall and Morton Downey, Jr. were divorced.1 She married Morton Downey, Jr., son of Morton Downey and Barbara Jane Bennett.1
     She lived at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.G.1 Her married name became Downey.1

Children of Joan Tyrall and Morton Downey, Jr.

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

Kim Loretta Cotton1

Female, Registry Number #298795

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     Kim Loretta Cotton is the daughter of William Lester Cotton III.1 She married Morton Downey, Jr., son of Morton Downey and Barbara Jane Bennett, on 18 March 1977.1
     From 18 March 1977, her married name became Downey.1
Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

William Lester Cotton III1

Male, Registry Number #298796

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008

Child of William Lester Cotton III

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

Melissa Downey1

Female, Registry Number #298797, b. 12 November 1954

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     Melissa Downey was born on 12 November 1954.1 She is the daughter of Morton Downey, Jr. and Helen Marie Thompson.1 She married, firstly, John Loesser, son of Frank Loesser, in 1973.1 She and John Loesser were divorced in 1984.1 She married, secondly, Gregory Baer.1
     From 1973, her married name became Loesser.1 Her married name became Baer.1

Children of Melissa Downey and Gregory Baer

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

John Loesser1

Male, Registry Number #298798

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     John Loesser is the son of Frank Loesser.1 He married Melissa Downey, daughter of Morton Downey, Jr. and Helen Marie Thompson, in 1973.1 He and Melissa Downey were divorced in 1984.1
Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

Frank Loesser1

Male, Registry Number #298799, b. 1910, d. 1969

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     Frank Loesser was born in 1910.1 He died in 1969.1
     He was a songwriter and composer of Guys and Dolls.1

Child of Frank Loesser

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

Gregory Baer1

Male, Registry Number #298800

Last Edited=30 Jun 2008
     Gregory Baer married Melissa Downey, daughter of Morton Downey, Jr. and Helen Marie Thompson.1

Children of Gregory Baer and Melissa Downey

Citations:
  1. [S171] Charles Kidd, Debrett Goes to Hollywood (New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin’s Press, 1986), page 36. Hereinafter cited as Debrett Goes to Hollywood.

 

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