In this 1957 photo released by C. Christie Craig showing director Paul Wendkos, who directed over 100 films and television shows during a 50-year career, including the 1959 surf movie 'Gidget,' has died. He was 84. Wendkos died Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 in Malibu, Calif. of a lung infection that followed a stroke.
(AP Photo/C. Christie Craig)