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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.
Troy Donahue. Actor: A Summer Place. 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. He was soon a teenage heartthrob, his blond hair and blue eyes appearing frequently ...
- Actor, Soundtrack
- September 2, 2001
- January 27, 1936
Sep 27, 2023 · In 1997, Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee reunited in New York City for a revival screening of their soapy 1959 romance A Summer Place. “I was mesmerized by my own image up there. I kind of said ...
Troy Donahue. Actor: A Summer Place. 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.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Sep 3, 2001 · Troy Donahue, a blond-haired, blue-eyed actor who achieved teen heartthrob status in the 1950s and 60s, died Sunday in a California hospital.
Sep 3, 2001 · The actor, who starred in teen romances like "A Summer Place" and "Parrish," suffered a heart attack in 2001. He was a blond, blue-eyed heartthrob of the 1950s and '60s who began his career as Merle Johnson Jr.
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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 Palmer.