Troy Donahue was an American actor, known for being a teen idol. Merle Johnson Jr. was initially a journalism student at Columbia University before he decided to become an actor in Hollywood, where he was represented by Rock Hudson's agent, Henry Willson. According to Robert Hofler's 2005 biography, "The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson", Willson tried out the name Troy on Rory Calhoun and James Darren, … Wikipedia
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biography Born Merle Johnson in New York in 1936, Troy Donahue was a journalism major at Columbia University when he decided to try his hand at acting. www.briansdriveintheater.com/troydonahue.html
