James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles.

“Gidget Grows Up ... and a basis for films and TV shows starring Sandra Dee and Sally Fields. "At my age, imagine it: The house is gone, the neighborhood is gone, the community is gone ...

Southern Californian surf bums Francie Lawrence and Jeff Matthews - Gidget and Moondoggie to their friends - have just gotten pinned. Jeff is home from college for the summer, so he and Gidget ...

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The letters she had been writing to her beloved ...