FUN FACT: Peter Macdissi wore one of her old wigs in "Uncle Frank", R111, Madlyn Rhue played Lt. Marla McGivers, who betrayed the Enterprise to Khan on 'Star Trek.'. The aftermath included shocking claims of abuse that were only made believable by Sheen's subsequent meltdowns. Jane Greer and Rudy Vallee (Dec. 2, 1943 July 27, 1944) She replaced me in a sitcom pilot and Im a guy. They met and dated when they appeared together in a 1959 Broadway show.. Sources for quotes: (1), (10), (17) Oh God, Ive Been Such a Fool, Screen Stars April 1964. Theres something about the possessiveness of marriage that hasnt worked out with us. She and Tom Poston went back a long way. Given the other IMDB comments, I suspect the version of Flesh & Blood I saw must have been edited severely to remove the more explicit scenes depicting the incestuous mother/son relationship between Kate and Bobby Fallon (Pleshette and Berenger). He taught me how to laugh. This piece also wont look at marriages that were shortened by death. Dash off a note if something strikes your fancy or rubs up against your ire. It closed on opening night. Bancroft had almost a decade of film (B-level) and TV before she broke through with The Miracle Worker (and got serious DRAMATIC actress cred). You're FIRED, how dare you!!!!". Actors Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue married and divorced in 1964. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Brief Encounter: Short Hollywood Marriages, 70 lengthy and successful Hollywood marriages, Follow Comet Over Hollywood on WordPress.com, Watching 1939: Susannah of the Mounties (1939), Musical Monday: Rhythm and Blues Revue(1955), Watching 1939: The Lady and the Mob (1939). I read she was married to hunky Troy Donahue. Troy was a sweet, good man, she later said. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. Thanks for the meal!! She was like Jessica Walters in that she should have had a bigger movie career but did some essential tv stuff. Here, then, is the fan magazine chronology of Troy and Suzannes courtship, marriage, and dissolution, in all its contradictory, mythical glory. While at a Christmas party with his wife . Suzanne Pleshette, actress: born New York 31 January 1937; married 1964 Troy Donahue (marriage dissolved 1964), 1968 Tom Gallagher (died 2000), 2001 Tom Poston (died 2007); died Los Angeles. But yeah, thanx for spending time to talk about this subject here And that her original fling w/Poston was in part due to his size. CHARLIE SHEEN & DENISE RICHARDS were a power couple when they married in 2002, but the "Wild Things" actress filed for divorce from her troubled husband in 2006. She was runner-up to Sandra Church in the OBC of Gypsy. r112, it sounds from your post like you didn't watch that long interview she did for the Television Academy near the top of this thread at r4. Or, as TV Guide put it in 1972: "Her conversations mostly meandering monologues are sprinkled with aphorisms, anecdotes, salty opinions and X-rated expletives.". Hilton met the approval of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and came to their home for dinner. She said 'So I heard you're a VP now'. Thanks for reading! 1972), Suzanne Pleshette (m. 1964 - div. I didn't read any of r49's post but the last sentence caught my eye because of Viv's name. The fan magazines did their part to promote this impression, if only among the cognoscenti, who knew how to read the code within an article title or a casual detail, such as the setting in which Rock supposedly offered Troy some valuable career advice: That night at Henry Willsons party the two in the late, late hours found themselves chatting alone (Whos Imitating Rock! Photoplay, Sep 1962). (18) Even the wedding guests were making book on just how long it would take before the symptoms of the failure were revealed. It should've been Newhart. Rumored to have done a lot of punch up work on scripts ala Carrie Fisher but refused to speak about her writing career or disclose her penname in interviews. She was cousin to actor John Pleshette of Knots Landing fame. In return, Vallee said Betty Jane is one of the finest persons I have ever known.. Donahue is perhaps better known today for his immortalized A Chorus Line diss If Troy Donahue could be a movie star, I could be a movie star than for his film career. Pleshette was married three times: In 1964, she wed teen idol Troy Donahue, her co-star in the 1962 film Rome Adventure (1962) and in 1964's A Distant Trumpet (1964), but the marriage lasted less than a year. Is that Tina Sinatra in the right rear among the pallbearers in R91's link? She was being put in the starlet mold along with Stefanie and Connie Stevens. Alison Janney had a role in it as well, and she played a small but important role in Lost. (27) Shes been living it up since her split with Troy. After they met, Borgnine started courting Merman. In this picture at David Janssen's funeral, they do look like sister wives/sister widows though, he must have had them both. (24) Suzy Pleshette had two reasons to file for divorce. I thought so, too. Troy Donahue ( m. 1964; div. No idea but he supposedly very homophobic and would threaten to beat up gay men and generally had all the hallmarks of being very insecure and overcompensating, 'toxic masculinity' if you will. She was reaally lovely, with a slight something of Liz taylor. Jean Harlow and her third and last husband, Harold Rosson. A bit full of herself but lots of great stories. What did Suzanne Pleshette say about Troy Donahue? I always laugh when people talk about older movie and tv stars and say they could have had bigger careers. The young Leona was attractive, but Suzanne was exquisite. (15) As we all know, Troys had a champagne bucket in his pocket since the day he was born. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP)The sixmonth marriage of two film stars, Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, ended in divorce today after Miss Pleshette testified that trouble started 17 days after the wedding. I am a writer and pop culture buff, a believer in director Douglas Sirks observation that There is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains the element of craziness is by this quality nearer to art., Copyright Martha Boethel. R73 That movie you're thinking of was called Help Wanted: Male and it is on Youtube and Gil Gerard is indeed great looking in it. she was too associated with the old fashioned idea of a Hollywood star and new faces were sought. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP)The sixmonth marriage of two film stars, Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, ended in divorce today after Miss Pleshette testified that trouble started 17 days after the wedding. I have just forwarded this onto a friend who has been conducting a little research on this. (15), (18), (22) Why Did I Leave You, Susie? Motion Picture Sep 1964. Greer didnt ask for alimony. Brent even told reporters in 1941 why he and Sheridan wouldnt get married. She was close friends with an actress named Madlyn Rhue. Troy appeared to have shrunk into a shell, almost never venturing out. Ive never been in love, really in love, before, Merman told reporters according to Ethel Merman: A Life by Brian Kellow. On October 21, 1966, Donahue . The movie was written by Aaron Sorkin, who had a short affair with Kristin Davis, who had a complementary role to Grace in an episode of W&G. Given that he came from the same flamboyant agent that gave rise to Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter, I was going for gay and naming Donahue. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP)The sixmonth marriage of two film stars, Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, ended in divorce today after Miss Pleshette testified that trouble started. Vallee was working as a band leader for the Coast Guard during World War II, and Greer found fame when she modeled the new WAC uniform for national magazines. Ann told media that they had differing likes and dislikes and also partially blamed Brents shyness, as she liked to go out and mingle with people. Contribute Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette - Dating, Gossip, News, Photos list. At her wedding, Elizabeth had her first glasses of champagne, according to the book Elizabeth by J. Randy Taraborrelli, exhibiting how young and inexperienced she was at the time. There were so few great films then that starred young sexy American women. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. It is indeed a hoot, so camp and a young RJ Wagner looks great. there as well), somewhat Desperate Housewives, ER, a little bit Alf (e.g. She seemed like the absolute best kind of gal. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Were she and Stefanie Powers up for some of the same roles back in the day? TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Jesus Christ. She briefly attended a couple of universities before joining Sanford Meisner's equally-famed Neighborhood Playhouse. (3) He Doesnt Give Girls the Run-Around, Movie Screen Yearbook No. She was on a successful sitcom. her relating the Patty Duke episode / on the Youtube/ interview. Troy Donahue Entertainment - Actor Why Famous: Merle Johnson of The Godfather Part II, film Age: 65 (1/27/1936 - 9/2/2001) Troy Donahue's Relationships (5) Suzanne Pleshette Entertainment - Actress Ok now, let's sit up straight and think about this. Suzanne appeared in countless movies, including The Birds, Youngblood . For the first time in my life I feel protected. In her youth she was more cute than beautiful. Plus, maybe they let her keep Joanna's sweaters? Several years later he also died. Edmond OBrien and Nancy Kelly (Feb. 19, 1941 Feb. 2, 1942) Speaking of Tina Sinatra, is that her in the rear right in R91s link to Suzannes pallbearers? Well, let me put it this way. Taylor was 18 when she married Hilton. Hello. R150 if she thought herself above you, then she thought herself above your peers too like Vanessa a Redgrave and Maggie Smith and other actresses of your ilk. Ms. Pleshette died of respiratory failure, her lawyer, Robert Finkelstein, telt The Associated Press. Edmond invited her to dinner when they agreed to let bygones be bygones, and I guess they just suddenly decided it would be better to get married right away. During most of their dates, Taylors and Hiltons parents were present, and Elizabeth wasnt entirely interested in Hiltons romantic advances because she was still pining for Pawley, according to the book Elizabeth Taylor by John B. Allan. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. In 2006 she was diagnosed with lung cancer. They cant find a place to live, the brief reported. (12), Both discovered they had many things in common. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (AP) The sixmonth marriage of two film stars, Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, ended in divorce today after Miss Pleshette testified that trouble started 17 days after the wedding. (14) Suzy wanted a formal household complete with butler, dressing for dinner, champagne and candlelight meals, but [Troy] insisted on lounging around the house in beach-comber clothes, grabbing a hamburger whenever he was hungry. on your site. She molested me on the Universal backlot. Vallee saw the pictures and contacted her, saying she should come to Hollywood and was given a contract by Howard Hughes, according to the Aug. 20, 1943, brief. Suzanne would tell great stories on Carson's show. Her third husband was actor Tom Poston. (25), He took the split much harder than she did. (21), (30) The Real Cause of Their Breakup, Movies Magazine Dec 1964. Peck, a friend of Madigan's who works for Fallon Worldwide in Minneapolis, said he included her smoking habit. 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