Moondoggie
Fictitious character in Frederick Kohner's 1957 teen novel Gidget; played by teen idol James Darren in Columbia's 1959 like-titled movie. In Kohner's book, "Moondoggie" is the nickname for Jeff Griffin, a college-age Malibu surfer from a wealthy oil family. As described by Gidget, the lively 15-year-old narrator, Griffin drives a Corvette with red leather upholstery, and thinks of himself as "the ...
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Billy Al BengstonSubscribe to view
James Darren (right) as MoondoggieSubscribe to view
Billy Al Bengston, Malibu, late 1950s. Photo: Hal ConwaySubscribe to view
Louis "Moondog" HardinSubscribe to view
James Darren, 1961 LP coverSubscribe to view
Gidget stars James Darren and Sandra DeeSubscribe to view
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Billy Al Bengston
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James Darren (right) as Moondoggie
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Billy Al Bengston, Malibu, late 1950s. Photo: Hal Conway
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Louis "Moondog" Hardin
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James Darren, 1961 LP cover
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Gidget stars James Darren and Sandra Dee