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Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story

20101h
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2010

Runtime

1h

Storyline

The life of Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, the real 'Gidget,' and her account of surfing Malibu in the mid-1950s

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h
Apr 1, 2010
Director
Brian Gillogly
Production Countries
United States of America

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