Merle Johnson goes to Palm Springs

Troy Donahue (born Merle Johnson 27 January 1936, New York City, New York; died 2 September 2001, Santa Monica, California). First credit: The Tarnished Angels (1957). Selected credits: Imitation of Life (1959) with Sandra Dee, A Summer Place (1959) with Sandra Dee, Parrish (1961) with Connie Stevens and Diane McBain, Susan Slade (1962) with Connie Stevens and Natalie Schafer, Surfside 6 (TV 1962 – 47 episodes) with Diane McBain, Chad Everett, Hawaiian Eye (TV 1963 – 22 episodes) with Connie Stevens , Chad Everett, Palm Springs Weekend (1963) with Stefanie Powers, Come Spy with Me (1967).