Gidget (film)

Gidget was an American film starring 1950s teen icon Sandra Dee, released in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and with a screenplay by Gabrielle Upton, this popular film was directed by Paul Wendkos. It follows the life of teenager Gidget and friends, in this predicatably sweet love story.

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American - Film - 1950s - Sandra Dee - 1959 - Frederick Kohner - Gabrielle Upton - Paul Wendkos - Gidget

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There were two sequels, Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961), starring Deborah Walley, and Gidget Goes to Rome (1963), starring Cindy Carol.

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Gidget Goes Hawaiian - Deborah Walley - Gidget Goes to Rome - Cindy Carol

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The character Gidget has been revived several times, first in the film sequels and then a 1965 television sitcom starring a teenage Sally Field, whose brown hair was a departure from the standard blonde (although Deborah Walley was a redhead). Very young guest stars included Paul Lynde, Bonnie Franklin, and Daniel J. Travanti (of Hill Street Blues fame). This Gidget character was brought back as an adult in a little-watched 1980s television sitcom The New Gidget.

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Gidget - Television - Sitcom - Sally Field - Paul Lynde - Bonnie Franklin - Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street Blues - 1980s - The New Gidget

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