![To movie fans, he was remembered best as Moondoggie, the surfer boy in the smash 1959 film "Gidget" and its two sequels. To movie fans, he was remembered best as Moondoggie, the surfer boy in the smash 1959 film "Gidget" and its two sequels.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AP24247111621342.jpg?w=110)
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![To movie fans, he was remembered best as Moondoggie, the surfer boy in the smash 1959 film "Gidget" and its two sequels. To movie fans, he was remembered best as Moondoggie, the surfer boy in the smash 1959 film "Gidget" and its two sequels.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AP24247111621342.jpg?w=110)
![He had stepped down as chairman in 2019 after Barnes & Noble was sold to the hedge fund Elliott Advisors. He had stepped down as chairman in 2019 after Barnes & Noble was sold to the hedge fund Elliott Advisors.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Obit_Leonardo_Riggio_97428.jpg?w=132)
Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83
![Sidney Raymond Eudy, a professional wrestler known as Sid Vicious who was known for his intense persona and imposing stature, has died, his son announced Monday. He was 63. Sidney Raymond Eudy, a professional wrestler known as Sid Vicious who was known for his intense persona and imposing stature, has died, his son announced Monday. He was 63.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TMC-Z-SidEudy-0828-01.jpg?w=129)
Pro wrestling legend Sid Vicious dies at 63
![Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, typically during a full hour with a single guest. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, typically during a full hour with a single guest.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Phil_Donahue_04689.jpg?w=132)
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre, dies at 88
![Kihn's albums often featured pun-based titles from "RocKihnRoll" to "Kihntinued" to "Kihntagious" and he referred to his social media followers as "Kihnfolk." Kihn's albums often featured pun-based titles from "RocKihnRoll" to "Kihntinued" to "Kihntagious" and he referred to his social media followers as "Kihnfolk."](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP18241200273947.jpg?w=114)
Kihn of rock and roll: Greg Kihn of ’80s ‘Jeopardy’ song fame dies at 75
![Marshall was a singer and actor who appeared in films and on Broadway before landing the job in 1966 on "Hollywood Squares," which he would host for more than 5,000 episodes through 1981. Marshall was a singer and actor who appeared in films and on Broadway before landing the job in 1966 on "Hollywood Squares," which he would host for more than 5,000 episodes through 1981.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24228634729862.jpg?w=132)
‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98
![Operating outside the studio system, the husband-and-wife team created indelible portraits of working-class strivers and small-timers in such films as "A Woman Under the Influence," "Gloria" and "Faces." Operating outside the studio system, the husband-and-wife team created indelible portraits of working-class strivers and small-timers in such films as "A Woman Under the Influence," "Gloria" and "Faces."](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24228024324741.jpg?w=132)
Gena Rowlands, 94, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies
![The killings of 504 Vietnamese civilians by the platoon he led in March 1968 was the most notorious massacre in modern U.S. military history. The killings of 504 Vietnamese civilians by the platoon he led in March 1968 was the most notorious massacre in modern U.S. military history.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24212489997830.jpg?w=132)
William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died
![His influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars. His influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars.](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24205851930793.jpg?w=132)
John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90
![Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement that Fakir helped embody the Tops' "showmanship, class and artistry." Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement that Fakir helped embody the Tops' "showmanship, class and artistry."](https://www.delcotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24204691969645.jpg?w=133)