Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. James Darren, the former teen idol actor known for his role as Moondoggie in the Gidget films, died Monday in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES — 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.
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. Darren died ...
James Darren, the former teen idol actor known for his role as Moondoggie in the Gidget films, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 88. LOS ANGELES — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite ...