John Morton Downey, also known as Morton Downey, was an American singer and entertainer popular in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, enjoying his greatest success in the late 19
Downey in 1943
Morton Downey (right) among the patrons of the Stork Club in New York City (November 1944)
Barbara Jane Bennett was an American stage and film actress and dancer.
Morton Downey
…co-hosted Star of the Family. Morton Downey was the father of controversial right wing television personality Morton Downey Jr. by his first wife, actress Barbara Bennett (1906–1958); she was the sister of actresses Constance and Joan Bennett. Bennett's early promise as a dancer and actress gave way to her turbulent…
Bennett in 1924
Richard Bennett with his three daughters (from left), Constance, Joan and Barbara (ca. 1913)
Bennett is featured on the poster for Black Jack, a 1927 Fox Film Corporation release.