When Gidget premiered on ABC in 1965, the series followed Francie Lawrence through her surfing adventures in California. In the series, the character, nicknamed Gidget, was 15 and a half. In theory, ...

The entertainment stalwart was known for his roles in the "Gidget" film series and the sitcom "Good Morning World." ...

As a teenager growing up in Malibu in the 1950s, Kathy Kohner liked to hang out with the surfing set. But she wasn’t content with just being an onlooker. “I was 16. I didn’t want to be the girl on the ...

It took Sally Field more than a decade to live down starring in The Flying Nun, and to begin getting the respect as an actress she should've gotten for Gidget, the show she did before donning the ...

Joby Baker, a seasoned actor from Hollywood, gained recognition for his iconic roles in the Gidget film series and the Elvis ...

The New Gidget is an American sitcom aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. The series was launched after the 1985 television film Gidget's Summer Reunion, starring Caryn Richman, who would go on to ...

Veteran actor Joby Baker, celebrated for his roles in the 'Gidget' series and 'Girl Happy,' has passed away at 92. After a ...

She also worked on several network soap operas as well as primetime series like 'The Loretta Young Show,' 'Ben Casey' and 'The Virginian.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Gabrielle Upton, who wrote the ...

In June 1956, a Jewish 15-year-old girl named Kathy Kohner began tagging along with some of the neighborhood boys and driving out from her Brentwood home to the beach in Malibu. The sport of surfing ...