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  • 'Gidget' Director Paul Wendkos Dies

    11/12/2009 2:42:17 PM PST · by EveningStar · 5 replies · 673+ views
    The Wrap ^ | November 12, 2009 | Frank Swertlow
    Paul Wendkos, who directed the 1959 surfing classic "Gidget" and two sequels, died early Thursday at his home in Malibu... His feature film credits include 1961's "Angel Baby," with George Hamilton and Mercedes McCambridge, and 1971's "The Mephisto Waltz," starring Alan Alda and Jacqueline Bisset...