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Gidget is a 1959 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, and the Four Preps. The film is about a teenager's initiation into the California surf culture and her romance with a young surfer .
Gidget. April 9, 1959. Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget".
Gidget: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell. A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Paul Wendkos
- 1959-04-10
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Gidget ( / ˈɡɪdʒɪt /) is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach in Malibu. The name Gidget is a portmanteau of "girl" and "midget". [1] .
Gidget Goes Hawaiian. Gidget Goes to Rome. Gidget Grows Up. Gidget's Summer Reunion. Categories: American film series. Beach party films. Gidget. Columbia Pictures franchises.
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Among the best known is the ABC series Gidget, which ran from September 15, 1965 -September 1, 1966 and starred Sally Field as Gidget. According to a June 17, 2006 Los Angeles Times article about Kathy Kohner, she remained a life-long surfer, staying active in the sport even into her mid-sixties.
