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 ...

Because every generation needs a surfer girl role model whose wacky escapades mirror their own, the producers behind Sabrina The Teenage Witch and (oddly enough) 300 producer Mark Canton are teaming ...

VENTURA, Calif.-The real life Gidget spent the day signing books and photographs at Betty Belts / Ocean Room Gallery in Ventura. The famous surfer's father Frederick Kohner wrote the book Gidget that ...

Oscar-winning actress Sally Field’s career has spanned nearly 60 years, from the time she started playing the precocious teenager Gidget on TV to her new comedy "80 for Brady." On Sunday, the ...

Longtime actor, singer and television director James Darren has died at 88. To movie fans, he was remembered best as Moondoggie, the surfer boy in the smash 1959 film "Gidget" and its two sequels. His ...

James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like “Gidget” to becoming an actor in TV shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “T.J. Hooker” and a singer and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol ...