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1. • • According to a statement on his website, the actor died in his sleep at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 2. His son, Inside Edition correspondent Jim Moret, told The Hollywood Reporter that his father went to the hospital for an aortic valve replacement but was deemed too weak to have the surgery.
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     James Darren, 'Gidget' and 'T.J. Hooker' Star, Dead at 88

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   What happened to James Darren in 'Gidget'?

   • James Darren, an actor, director and singer who had his breakout role of Moondoggie in the 1959 movie “Gidget,” died Monday at age 88, Variety reported. The entertainer died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, according to Variety, citing his son Jim Moret, a chief correspondent for Inside Edition.

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   Who replaced Dee in 'Gidget'?

   • Dee was replaced by Deborah Walley in the second film and Cindy Carol in the third. "Gidget" later became a television show, launching the career of Sally Field. "They had me under contract; I was a prisoner," Darren told Entertainment Weekly in 2004. "But with those lovely young ladies, it was the best prison I think I'll ever be in."

   James Darren, "Gidget" actor, singer and director, dies at 88

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   Who played Moondoggie in 'Gidget'?

   • But to young movie fans of the late 1950s, Darren would be remembered best as Moondoggie, the dark-haired surfer boy in the smash 1959 release Gidget. Sandra Dee starred as the title character, a Southern Californian who hits the beach and eventually falls in love with Moondoggie. “I was in love with Sandra,” Darren later recalled.

   James Darren death: Gidget and TJ Hooker star dies aged 88

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   Which 'Gidget' songs were filmed in a sequel?

   • Other singles included “Gidget” and “Angel Face.” Darren was the only “Gidget” cast member who appeared in both its sequels, 1961′s “Gidget Goes Hawaiian” and 1963′s “Gidget Goes to Rome.” Dee was replaced by Deborah Walley in the second film and Cindy Carol in the third.

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   Does Gidget go to Rome have a sequel?

   • Plan auto-renews until cancelled Darren was the only Gidget cast member who appeared in both its sequels, 1961's Gidget Goes Hawaiian and 1963's Gidget Goes to Rome. Dee was replaced by Deborah Walley in the second film and Cindy Carol in the third.

   James Darren death: Gidget and TJ Hooker star dies aged 88

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   Who starred in 'Gidget Goes Hawaiian'?

   • Darren was the only Gidget cast member who appeared in both its sequels, 1961's Gidget Goes Hawaiian and 1963's Gidget Goes to Rome. Dee was replaced by Deborah Walley in the second film and Cindy Carol in the third. “They had me under contract; I was a prisoner,” Darren told Entertainment Weekly in 2004.

   James Darren death: Gidget and TJ Hooker star dies aged 88

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   Sep 3, 2024 · James Darren, the actor who ignited the 1960s surfing craze through his role as a charismatic beach boy in the hit film Gidget, has died aged 88, his family have confirmed.

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   Sep 3, 2024 · James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film "Gidget," died Monday at 88.

5. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesJames Darren, Moondoggie in the 'Gidget' films, dies at 88 ...

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   Sep 3, 2024 · James Darren, the teen idol who famously played dreamy surfer Moondoggie in the “Gidget” films of the 1950s and 1960s and segued into roles behind the camera, has died. He was 88.

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   Sep 3, 2024 · Sept. 3, 2024. James Darren, an actor and singer whose starring role as a California surfer in the “Gidget” movies made him one of the most popular heartthrobs of the late 1950s and early ’60s,...

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   Sep 2, 2024 · Actor James Darren, best known for his role in the "Gidget" franchise, reportedly died on Monday following a hospitalization for cardiac treatment.

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   Sep 3, 2024 · James Darren, an actor, director and singer who had his breakout role of Moondoggie in the 1959 movie “Gidget,” died Monday at age 88, Variety reported.

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    Sep 3, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret told news outlets.