‘Gidget Goes Homeless.’ Despite an unexpected fire sequel, a surf legend survives

After the original “Gidget” movie, in 1959, Hollywood churned out any number of sequels.

“Gidget Grows Up.” “Gidget Goes to Rome.” “Gidget Gets Married.” And so on.

Half a century later, the onetime real-life surfer girl heroine — who was the basis of a nonfiction book and the string of fictional movies — was not hungry to produce a sequel…

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