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Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman (born January 19, 1941) is the real-life inspiration for the fictional character of Franzie (nicknamed Gidget) from the 1957 novel, Gidget: The Little Girl with Big Ideas, written by her father Frederick Kohner.
4 mar 2021 · Kathy Zuckerman inspired the iconic surfer girl, and more than 60 years later, she’s still making waves.
- Donald Liebenson
Gidget (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ dʒ ɪ t /) is a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach in Malibu .
Kathy Kohner, who has been inducted into Huntington Beach's Surfing Walk of Fame, married Marvin Zuckerman. The couple had two children. The original "Gidget" is responsible for bringing surfing into popular culture and inspiring generations of female surfers.
Kathy Kohner was born on January 19, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The New Gidget (1986), Waterman (2021) and Hollywood Don't Surf! (2010). She has been married to Marvin Zuckerman since January 19, 1965.
- January 19, 1941
7 giu 2017 · How Hollywood made Kathy Kohner the most famous surfer of all time "See you around, Gidget!" So yelled Tubesteak Tracy to 15-year-old Kathy Kohner on a Malibu summer day in 1956, a year before the combined nickname of "Girl"
18 giu 2011 · Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman: "I'm the REAL Gidget!" In 1957 Frederick Kohner published a novel based almost entirely on his teenage daughter, Kathy and her life in the early days of Malibu...
