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Paul Wendkos (1925-2009) was an American television and film director who made Gidget, The Mephisto Waltz and The Taking of Flight 847. Learn about his early life, career, personal life and filmography on Wikipedia.
Paul Wendkos (1925-2009) was a prolific director and producer of TV movies, especially the "Gidget" films. He also worked on The Burglar (1957), Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) and The Invaders (1967).
22 Nov 2009 · Paul Wendkos, a movie and television director best known for the frothy surfer film “Gidget,” but whose other productions ranged from thrillers to historical dramas, died Nov. 12 at his home in...
30 Nov 2009 · Paul Wendkos, who has died aged 84, had the misfortune of seeing his first Hollywood film become a massive hit.
Director Paul Wendkos, whose career spanned 50 years and covered some 100 films and television shows, has died due to a lung infection that followed a stroke. He was 84.
14 Nov 2009 · Director Paul Wendkos, whose career spanned 50 years and covered some 100 films and television shows including the 1959 surf movie "Gidget," has died due to a lung infection that followed a...
12 Nov 2009 · Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 2009; Malibu, California) was an American television and film director. Following wartime service in the US Navy and attending Columbia University on the GI Bill Wendkos made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953.
