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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.
Sep 27, 2023 · Changing movie tastes, Troy’s unwillingness to play handsome-yet-vapid characters, and a secret drinking problem would derail his career before it really started. But that wasn’t the end of ...
99+ Photos. 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.
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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.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- September 2, 2001
- January 27, 1936
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.
Troy Donahue was an American actor and singer who became a teenage heartthrob in the 1950s and 1960s. He starred in films like 'Parrish' and TV shows like 'Surfside 6' and 'Hawaiian Eye', but struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse.
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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.
