Comment by 60s Fan on December 16, 2013 at 5:47pm

So cool!!! I like her too!!! The original Gidget before Sally Field and others! :-)

Comment by BeatleBob on December 18, 2013 at 11:51am

I like her too!! Yes, the Original Gidget before the others! :-)

Gidget is a 1959 Columbia Pictures CinemaScope feature film. It stars Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, and James Darren in a story about a teenager's initiation into the California surf culture and her affiliated romance with a young surfer. The screenplay was written by Gabrielle Upton, a nom de plume of Gillian Houghton who was then head writer of the soap opera The Secret Storm. This would be Upton's sole contribution to the Gidget canon. The screenplay was based upon Frederick Kohner's 1957 novel Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The film was directed by Paul Wendkos. Gidget was the precursor to the "beach party film" genre and was followed by two sequel films, various television series, several telemovies, and the spoof Psycho Beach Party. Gidget received one award nomination.

Ending her modeling career, Dee moved from New York to Hollywood in 1957. There, she made her first film, Until They Sail, in 1957. The following year, she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, along with Carolyn Jones and Diane Varsi.
In Imitation of Life trailer (1959)

She became known for her wholesome ingenue roles in such films as The Reluctant Debutante (as Rex Harrison's daughter), Gidget, Imitation of Life, and A Summer Place. She later played "Tammy" in two Universal sequels to Tammy and the Bachelor, in the role created by Debbie Reynolds. During the 1970s, Dee took very few acting jobs but made occasional television appearances.

Comment by 60s Fan on December 18, 2013 at 3:39pm

Thanks for all that information about Sandra Dee, Beatlebob! I love all the Gidget movies, all the Tammy and the Bachelor movies, and Imitation Of Life! :-)

Comment by BeatleBob on December 19, 2013 at 11:27am

You're So Welcome Sadie!! :-) I wasn't really into the Gidget movies. But, I liked the Gidget TV show.  :-)

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