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 ...

James Darren, an actor, director, and singer best known for his role as Moondoggie in the 1959 movie Gidget, died Monday at age 88. “I always thought he would pull through because he was so cool. He ...

Frederick Kohner penned a novel about his young daughter, who was emersed in the growing surfing community as a teen in the 1950s. Her summer experiences inspired the book. Kohner likely never ...

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 ...

Sally Field is opening about her abortion experience to advocate for reproductive freedom, sharing that she still feels "very shamed about it" as a woman who was brought up in the 1950s. The Oscar ...

James Darren, Gidget teen idol actor who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died at 88, according to Nancy Sinatra, who counted him among her closest friends. Per outlet reports, his son, Inside Edition ...

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 ...