The 1959 romantic drama, A Summer Place, was popular with moviegoers who flocked to see teen heartthrobs Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue as young lovers who are navigating their first serious romance while also dealing with their parents’ affair. The theme song for A Summer Place, an instrumental piece composed by Max Steiner, was a…
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Sandra Dee: From the Giggling Gidget to Battling Personal Demons
Sandra Dee, whose birth name was Alexandra Zuck, was an actress and teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Most of her movie roles catered to the teenage audience of the time and capitalized on her youthful charm, innocent image, and blonde ‘girl next door’ beauty. But in an effort to hold on…