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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
Gidget associates with an all-male surfer gang led by the worldly beach bum, The Big Kahuna. Kahuna is a Korean War Air Force veteran twice the age of Gidget who is fed up with all the rules he had to live by when he flew combat missions, and dropped out of normal society.
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.
Sep 4, 2024 · The gang dubs their female mate “Gidget,” a nickname based on the combo of words, ‘girl’ and ‘midget.’ On a jaunt to the beach, the tomboyish Gidget meets the more mature surfer Moondoggie (James Darren). She quickly becomes infatuated with him, but he shows no romantic interest.
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 .
Sep 2, 2015 · “Sandra Dee is Gidget. There’s me, the real person, but she was great as the character. In the Sally Field TV show- that wasn’t my life. She got involved in high school and the band and journalism. As cute as it was, that wasn’t me. I wanted to be one of the gang or one of the guys. I didn’t like high school. I wanted to be in Malibu.”
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The gang dubs their female associate "Gidget," a portmanteau word based on 'girl' and 'midget.' She associates with an all-male surfer gang led by the worldly beach bum, The Big Kahuna (Cliff Robertson).
