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Donahue and Cao were engaged and living together in Santa Monica, California at the time of Donahue's death in 2001. Children. In 1982, Donahue learned he had a son, Sean, by a woman with whom he had a brief relationship in 1969. As he recalled in 1984:
Jun 15, 2019 · After years of alcohol addiction and drug abuse, Troy Donahue met his 13-year-old son, whom he did not know existed. Here's a glimpse into the actor's personal life and rise and fall in Hollywood.
Quick Facts. Also Known As: Merle Johnson Jr. Died At Age: 65. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Alma Sharpem (m. 1969 – div. 1972), Suzanne Pleshette (m. 1964 – div. 1964), Valerie Allen (m. 1966 – div. 1968), Vicky Taylorm (m. 1979 – div. 1981) father: Merle Johnson Sr. mother: Edith Johnson. children: Janine Donahue, Sean Donahue. Partner: engaged from 1999)
Sep 3, 2001 · Troy Donahue, a blond, blue-eyed film heartthrob of the 1950's and 60's, died here today. He was 65 and lived in Santa Monica, Calif. The cause was a heart attack, said a family friend, Bob...
Feb 8, 2021 · Troy met Jane, who worked for Universal Studios, in the early 1980s. “We were very close,” she confides. “We had a three-year romantic relationship and then we stayed friends for the next 17 or 18 years.” Shortly after joining Alcoholics Anonymous in 1982, Troy learned he had two adult children.
Sep 3, 2001 · Donahue leaves two children -- son Sean and daughter Janine -- a sister, Eve, and his fiancee, Zheng Cao, a mezzo-soprano singer whom he met 10 years ago on a cruise ship.
Troy Donahue was a journalism student at Columbia University when he began playing in stock productions. He made his film debut in Man Afraid (1957) and in 1959 signed as a contract player with Warner Bros., which promoted him to stardom with A Summer Place (1959) that year.