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3 days ago · He is married to Kathy “Gidget” Zuckerman, whose father Frederick Kohner (1905-1986), a German Jewish émigré writer, settled in L.A. His daughter would hang out on the beaches of Malibu with ...
Sep 6, 2024 · A few decades later, screenwriter Frederick Kohner was so intrigued by his teen daughter Kathy's tales of summer days spent surfing in Malibu, and asked if he could write a novel inspired by it. Gidget resulted in films, a TV series, and a general enthusiasm for surfing as hobby, lifestyle, and also a place.
Sep 3, 2024 · The film was based on a novel that a California man, Frederick Kohner, had written about his own teenage daughter and helped spur interest in surfing — one that influenced pop music, slang and...
Sep 3, 2024 · The film was based on a novel that a California man, Frederick Kohner, had written about his own teenage daughter and helped spur interest in surfing — one that influenced pop music, slang...
Sep 3, 2024 · The film was based on a novel that a California man, Frederick Kohner, had written about his own teenage daughter and helped spur interest in surfing — one that influenced pop music, slang and...
Sep 3, 2024 · The film — based on the novel “Gidget” by Frederick Kohner, modeled on his daughter — helped introduce the vibes, fashion and slang of surf culture that was later elevated by groups such as the Beach Boys and films including the 1966 documentary “The Endless Summer.”
Sep 19, 2024 · Screenwriter Fred Kohner would 20 years later write a little novel about his daughter Kathy’s surfing adventures at Malibu with Miki Dora and the rest of the crew. He called it Gidget. It did quite well, became a hit movie, kick-started a beach culture.
