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Cathy Downs
American actress (1926–1976)
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Born | Catherine N. Downs[1] (1926-03-03)March 3, 1926 Port Jefferson, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 8, 1976(1976-12-08) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–1965 |
Spouses | Robert Brunson (m. 1956; div. 1963)Joe Kirkwood, Jr. (m. 1949; div. 1955) |
Catherine N. Downs[1] (March 3, 1926 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress.
Biography
[edit]Downs was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman.[2]
A model for the Walter Thornton Agency,[3] she was brought to Hollywood in 1944 by a 20th Century Fox talent scout.
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Cathy - Cancer Survivor
At the Cancer Institute at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, we witness incredible stories of courage and resilience of cancer survivors every day. Today, we share the remarkable journey of Cathy whose long battle began more than 10 years ago when she first noticed some pain in her abdomen. After consulting with primary care and GI doctors and finding no problem, the situation escalated when she noticed some bleeding. “They didn't know what kind of problem it was. Maybe it was Irritable Bowel Syndrome?,” Cathy said. “Honestly, I ignored it the first time. I didn’t want to go back to the doctors.”
When the bleeding occurred a second time, however, Cathy sought the counsel of a gynecologist who ran tests and delivered a diagnosis of Stage 1 uterine adenocarcinoma – a type of cancer that develops in the glands that line internal organs.
Soon afterward, Cathy had surgery to remove the cancer and eight lymph nodes. At the time, she understood