James Darren, who found teen heartthrob fame as Moondoggie in the 1959 surfer film “Gidget” and whose scenes of sun-kissed beaches with star Sandra Dee helped launch the California surfing craze, died ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Darren, the former teen idol and pop singer who played the dreamy surfer Moondoggie in three Gidget movies before starring ...

James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like “Gidget” to becoming an actor in TV shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “T.J. Hooker” and a singer and ...

James Darren, Gidget teen idol actor who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died at 88, according to Nancy Sinatra, who counted him among her closest friends. “One of my dearest, closest friends in all ...