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Gidget (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ dʒ ɪ t /) is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach in Malibu .
Mar 4, 2021 · The Real-Life Gidget Looks Back From 80: “I Lived It All”. Kathy Zuckerman inspired the iconic surfer girl, and more than 60 years later, she’s still making waves. By Donald Liebenson. March ...
- Donald Liebenson
- Sandra Dee Was The First Actor to Portray The Famed Character
- Deborah Walley Took on The Part in The Second ‘Gidget’ Movie
- Sally Field Starred in The Television Adaptation
- Several More Actors Eventually Took on The Role
Sandra Dee was the first actor to take on the role of Gidget. She appeared in the first film adaptation of the bestselling book. By the time Dee landed the role in Gidget, she was a veteran in the entertainment industry. According to The Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties,Dee earned the equivalent of nearly $1 million as a child model ...
Deborah Walley was the second actor to become Gidget. She took on the title role in the follow-up movie, Gidget Goes to Hawaii. It was the actor’s breakout role at just 20 years old. While Walley considered the film her big break, she also realized that taking on the part of Gidget changed everything for her, and it was not all positive. In a 1999 ...
Sally Field is known now for her movie roles, but her breakout role came in the 1960s TV series Gidget. Field portrayed the title character for all 32 episodes of the show’s single season. Field had just a single, uncredit acting role before starring in the show. Considering the success of the movies, the TV series should have been an instant succe...
Despite the belated success of Gidget, Field did not return to reprise the role in subsequent TV movies and other projects. Karen Valentine was the next actor to portray Gidget. Valentine appeared as an adult version of the title character in Gidget Grows Up, the 1969 TV movie. Monie Elis took on the part in Gidget Gets Married in 1972. The most re...
Gidget, the real Gidget, just turned 80. We’ll let that sink in. Kathy Zuckerman no longer surfs, but she includes the beach on her daily two-hour walk. Recently, she strolled Will Rogers State Beach in Los Angeles County, near her home.
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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Jul 11, 2019 · The iconic film starred Sandra Dee as Francine Lawrence, who finds her place in the sun among a tight-knit clan of Malibu surfers. Her diminutive size earns her the moniker Gidget (girl +...
Gidget is an American sitcom television series by Screen Gems 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 Lawrence.
