Was Troy Donahue Gay? Sexuality Explored

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No, Troy Donahue was not gay. Continue reading the article to learn everything about the actor’s personal and professional life.

Troy Donahue was an actor and singer who appeared in films and on television in the United States. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was a popular sex symbol.

Donahue was born in New York City, the son of a former stage actress and the manager of GM’s motion-picture department.

Donahue went to a New York military academy to appease his parents, where he met Francis Ford Coppola. He was supposed to go to West Point, but a track match resulted in a knee injury. He tried out for the army but was turned down.

Fact Ckeck: Was Troy Donahue Gay?

No, Troy Donahue was not gay. 

According to People Magazine in 1984, Troy stated that he was not gay. 

People occasionally mistake me for another blond, blue-eyed actor who was in town at the same time, but it’s not a huge thing. I adore females.

Donahue traveled to New York when he was 18 and worked as a messenger for his father’s film firm (who had died when he was 14). He claims he was fired because he was too young to join the labor union.

He majored in journalism at Columbia University. In Bucks County, he worked in summer stock. After a brief stint with Ezra Stone, he moved to Hollywood.

Actor Troy Donahue was #BornOnThisDay Jan. 27, 1936.A film star in the 1950s & 1960s, by the 1970s, he was homeless & living in NYC’s Central Park. Alcoholic, & penniless, eventually, he was able to maintain #sobriety through #AA. Passed in 2001 (age 65) from a #heartattack #RIP

— Dr. Buzz aka J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (@DrBuzz_Forensic) January 27, 2021

Who Was Troy Donahue Wife? Relationship Details

Sean Donahue was Troy Donahue’s only kid from four marriages.

Suzanne Pleshette, with whom he had twice co-starred in films, was his first wife. They married in Beverly Hills on January 5, 1964, and divorced nine months later.

Donahue married actress Valerie Allen in Dublin, Ireland on October 21, 1966. They divorced in November 1968 after they separated in April 1967. She filed for divorce in April 1968, accusing him of cruelty, and they divorced in November 1968.

Alma Sharpe, Donahue’s executive secretary, was his third marriage. They married in Roanoke, Virginia, on November 15, 1969. In 1972, they divorced.

Vicki Taylor, a land developer, was Donahue’s fourth and final marriage. In 1979, they married and divorced in 1981.

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