Director
19 September 1922 to 12 November 2009
Best-known for the Gidget series, Wendkos directed the popular teen adventures Gidget (1959), Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) and Gidget Goes To Rome (1963). His other, diverse credits include The Burglar (1957), Angel Baby (1961), Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) and TV movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975).
