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09-02-2001, 06:27 PM
Actor Troy Donahue
'60s Teen Heartthrob
L O S A N G E L E S, Sept. 2 - Actor Troy Donahue, a blond, blue-eyed teen heartthrob of the 1950s and '60s, died today. He was 65. Donahue died at St. John's Hospital and Medical Center in Santa Monica after suffering a heart attack on Thursday, said family friend Bob Palmer. The actor played Sandra Dee's young lover in 1959's A Summer Place, a role that made him a teen matinee star. Donahue went on to star in a series of teen romances, including Parrish"(1961), Rome Adventure (1962) and Palm Springs Weekend (1963).
Donahue was born Merle Johnson Jr. on Jan. 27, 1936, according to a Warner Bros. studio biography from 1960. His father headed the motion picture division of General Motors Corp and his mother was an aspiring actress.
The New York City native moved at 19 to Hollywood, where he was discovered by Warner Bros. The release of A Summer Place made him for a time the studio's top fan-mail draw.
Donahue was born Merle Johnson Jr. on Jan. 27, 1936, according to a Warner Bros. studio biography from 1960. His father headed the motion picture division of General Motors Corp and his mother was an aspiring actress.
The New York City native moved at 19 to Hollywood, where he was discovered by Warner Bros. The release of A Summer Place made him for a time the studio's top fan-mail draw.
During his heyday, Donahue split his time between the movies and television, appearing in ABC's detective series Surfside Six. He was given his screen moniker by Henry Willson, the same film agent who named Rock Hudson.
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<font pt size=3><b><font color=red>I touched Scott Baios junk....</b></font></b></color>
'60s Teen Heartthrob
L O S A N G E L E S, Sept. 2 - Actor Troy Donahue, a blond, blue-eyed teen heartthrob of the 1950s and '60s, died today. He was 65. Donahue died at St. John's Hospital and Medical Center in Santa Monica after suffering a heart attack on Thursday, said family friend Bob Palmer. The actor played Sandra Dee's young lover in 1959's A Summer Place, a role that made him a teen matinee star. Donahue went on to star in a series of teen romances, including Parrish"(1961), Rome Adventure (1962) and Palm Springs Weekend (1963).
Donahue was born Merle Johnson Jr. on Jan. 27, 1936, according to a Warner Bros. studio biography from 1960. His father headed the motion picture division of General Motors Corp and his mother was an aspiring actress.
The New York City native moved at 19 to Hollywood, where he was discovered by Warner Bros. The release of A Summer Place made him for a time the studio's top fan-mail draw.
Donahue was born Merle Johnson Jr. on Jan. 27, 1936, according to a Warner Bros. studio biography from 1960. His father headed the motion picture division of General Motors Corp and his mother was an aspiring actress.
The New York City native moved at 19 to Hollywood, where he was discovered by Warner Bros. The release of A Summer Place made him for a time the studio's top fan-mail draw.
During his heyday, Donahue split his time between the movies and television, appearing in ABC's detective series Surfside Six. He was given his screen moniker by Henry Willson, the same film agent who named Rock Hudson.
<img src="http://www.dork.com/noway/em3.jpg"height=100 width=300>
<font pt size=3><b><font color=red>I touched Scott Baios junk....</b></font></b></color>