(From left) James Darren - one of the stars of the film 'For Those Who Think Young' - chats with Nancy Sinatra and Claudia Martin about their film debuts, Aug 13, 1963. Photo: AP
James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film "Gidget,” died Monday at 88.
Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret told news outlets.
