The first Gidget book came out in 1957. It was a true story, written by a father who just happened to also be a screenwriter for Columbia pictures, based on stories his daughter told over meat loaf at the dinner table.The book outgrew itself, became a feature film, and eventually a TV series with many spinoffs.
This is Gidget, alias Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, who recently celebrated her
60th birthday
surfing in Hawaii. And yes, that's her surfboard from the 1950's. Kathy is coming to Melbourne on Saturday, Feb 12, to The Henegar Center. If you'd like to chance to see the movie,
Accidental Icon:The Real Gidget Story, and meet Kathy/Gidget -
read this. Even if you don't surf, it's a great story and entirely suitable for young folk.
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