Gidget was a film starring fifties teen icon Sandra Dee was produced in the USA in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and 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. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Sandra Dee (April 23, 1942 - February 20, 2005) was an American film actress. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ...

The character Gidget has been revived several times, first in film sequels and a 1965 television sitcom starring a teenage Sally Field, whose brown hair was a departure from the standard blonde. Very young guest stars included Paul Lynde, Bonnie Franklin, and Daniel J. Travanti (of Hill Street Blues fame). The Gidget character was brought back as an adult in a little-watched 1980s television sitcom. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Sally Field Sally Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American movie and television actress. ... Paul Lynde (full name Paul Edward Lynde) (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. ... Bonnie Franklin, as Ann Romano on One Day at a Time. ... Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran on primetime into 1987. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Cast of 1959 film

• Sandra Dee: Gidget (Frances Lawrence)
• James Darren: Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)
• Cliff Robertson: Kahoona (Burt Vail)
• Arthur O'Connell: Mr. Russ Lawrence
• Mary LaRoche: Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
• Sue George: B.L. (Betty Louise)
• Robert Ellis: Hot Shot
• Joby Baker: Stinky
• Tom Laughlin: Lover Boy
• Burt Metcalfe: Lord Byron
• Doug McClure: Waikiki
• The Four Preps: Themselves

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External links

• Fiftiesweb (http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/gidget.htm)
• Gidget (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt052847/) at the Internet Movie Database