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Sep 2, 2001 · Former Movie Heartthrob Sunday, p.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES -- Troy Donahue, a heartthrob actor who climbed to stardom in the 1950s with his role in "A Summer Place," only to fade into obscurity...
Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson Jr., January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Johnny Hunter in the film A Summer Place. He was a popular sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sep 3, 2001 · Sept. 3, 2001 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Actor Troy Donahue, the handsome heartthrob of teen films in the late 1950s and early ‘60s, died Sunday at a Santa Monica hospital of a heart attack...
