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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 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
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.
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 ...
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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...
