Sandra Dee
| Born | April 23, 1942 |
| Hometown | Bayonne, New Jersey, United States |
| Height | 5'4" (1.63m) |
| Spouse | Bobby Darin |
| Children | Dodd Darin |
| Parents | John Zuck, Mary Cymboliak |
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James Darren, crooning teen idol in surfing film Gidget and later in The Guns of Navarone
- James Darren, who has died aged 88, was a toothsome and tanned American actor who became a teen idol in his early twenties as singing surfer Jeff “Moondoggie” Matthews in Gidget (1959), a film that did much to launch the youth craze for surf culture that would reach its apotheosis in The Beach Boys.
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‘Gidget’ teen idol James Darren dies at 88
The 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.
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City of Jackson celebrates inaugural Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In an inaugural ceremony on Friday afternoon, the City of Jackson proclaimed its recognition of the month of May as AAPI Heritage Month
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Heidi Klum channels Olivia Newton-John in head-to-toe leather look
Heidi Klum looked the double of Olivia Newton-John's iconic 'Grease' character Sandra Dee wearing a head-to-toe leather look consisting of a black dress & boots
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Jackson's International Food and Arts Festival expands to new venue at Fairgrounds
"Tremendous support and attendance" prompts the Jackson International Food and Arts Festival to expand to the Fairgrounds in its ninth year.
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Songwriter Bobby Darin Lived a Full Life Before His Death at Age 37: ‘Always Wanting to Make It’
At age 11, Dodd Darin hit four home runs in a single Little League game. “On the fourth one, I’m trotting around the bases in all my glory and I hear, ‘Run those bases, kid, hustle it! Move that you-know-what!’” he recalls. The voice belonged to Dodd’s father, singer Bobby Darin, cheering him on from...
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How to Watch ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Online
For some, one of the best scene in 1978’s “Grease” is when Sandra sleeps over with her new group of girl friends from Rydell High as they sing “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee,” hair rollers in and heartthrob celebrities like Elvis plastered on their teenage girl bedroom walls. Now, the origins of that beloved […]
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How Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Honors Olivia Newton-John's Beauty Legacy
Before you plan your next sleepover with a dessert wine to watch Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, get the scoop on how the makeup looks paid homage to the late Olivia Newton-John.
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Gabrielle Upton, ‘Gidget’ Screenwriter, Dies at 101
Gabrielle Upton, who wrote the screenplay for the classic California surfing movie Gidget, starring Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson and James Darren, has died. She was 101. Upton died Sept. 13 in Santa Rosa, California, her daughter, Greer Upton, told The Hollywood Reporter. News of her death had not been reported until now. A three-time WGA […]
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Sandra Dee Was ‘So Grateful’ for Son Dodd for Helping Her Through Years of Heartbreak
Sandra Dee arrived at The Polo Lounge inside the Beverly Hills Hotel with a smile. “We sat at a table in the back, and she looked beautiful,” recalls former Hollywood Reporter columnist Sue Cameron to Closer. “Then, I ordered an iced tea, and she ordered a martini...and then another one.” A dozen years earlier, a...
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John Travolta pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John on what would have been the late star's 74th birthday
The actor remembered his "Grease" co-star, who died in August.
