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Gidget is a teenage girl who loves surfing and adventure, created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel. She appeared in several films, TV series, and books, with different actresses and names.
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
Gidget is a film based on a novel by Frederick Kohner, about a teenage girl who joins the California surf culture and falls in love with a young surfer. The film was a success and inspired many sequels, a TV series, and the beach party film genre.
Mar 4, 2021 · Published this past year alone were John Engle’s Mademoiselle from Malibu: Eighteenth-Century Pastoral Romance, H-Bombs, and the Collaborative, Intertextual Gidget, an article he wrote for ...
- Donald Liebenson
Gidget: Created by Frederick Kohner. With Sally Field, Don Porter, Lynette Winter, Pete Duel. Gidget is a bright, winsome fifteen-and-a-half year old California teenager.
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- 1965-09-15
- Comedy
- 30
Gidget is a TV show about a surfing teenage girl and her father, based on a novel and a movie. Sally Field starred as Gidget, and the show ran for one season on ABC in 1965-1966.
Based on the real-life experiences of the author's daughter, Gidget is a coming-of-age story set in 1950s Malibu. The book follows the adventures of a young girl who learns to surf, falls in love, and faces the challenges of growing up.
