And on Sept. 3, James Darren, a singer who starred in "Gidget" early in his career, "T.J. Hooker" later in his career, and ...
The teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a handsome beach boy in the “Gidget” movies, James Darren has died ...
James Darren, the former teen idol actor known ... he got a break when he went to New York to get some pictures taken and the photographer's office put him in touch with a talent scout.
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 ...
LOS ANGELES — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite ... he got a break when he went to New York to get some pictures taken and the photographer's office put him in touch with a talent ...