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 actor and painter died of natural causes on June 22, according to his family and friends ...

Hollywood is looking to catch a new Gidget wave. Pterodactyl Prods. and “300” producer Mark Canton are teaming to bring the sun and surf icon back to film and TV for the first time in more than two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Darren, who died Monday, is shown in character in a 1963 photo with his "For Those Who Think Young" co-stars Nancy Sinatra, ...

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

Gidget is an American sitcom about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell ...

James Darren, who found teen heartthrob fame as Moondoggie in the 1959 surfer film “Gidget” and whose scenes of sun-kissed beaches with star Sandra Dee helped launch the California surfing craze, died ...

In 1957 a 15-year-old girl named Kathy Kohner got caught up in the surfing craze at the beach in Malibu, California. Surfers named her Gidget. She told her father about her new hobby, and he turned it ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with ...