The Final Curtain Call: The Legendary Icon Who Radiated ‘Cool’ Until His Last Breath, Leaving Hollywood in Absolute Tears

was the undisputed face of the movement. With his easygoing smile, surfer-boy aesthetic, and a natural, magnetic presence, he didn’t just play the role; he inhabited it. He became the prototype for the teen idol, a status he solidified as he reprised the role in Gidget Goes Hawaiian and Gidget Goes to Rome. For a generation of young people, James Darren continue reading …