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Wendkos was born in Philadelphia to parents Simon Wendkos and Judith Wendkos. [1] Wendkos served in World War II in the United States Navy and went to Columbia University on the G.I. Bill. Paul made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called Dark Interlude in 1953.
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- November 12, 2009 (aged 84), Malibu, California
- Abraham Paul Wendkos, September 20, 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paul Wendkos. Director: The Brotherhood of the Bell. Paul Wendkos was born on 20 September 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970), Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) and Gidget (1959).
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- September 20, 1925
- Paul Wendkos
- November 12, 2009
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Nov 22, 2009 · Nov. 21, 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 ...
Leben. Paul Wendkos studierte Filmgeschichte und Ästhetik an der New School for Social Research und begann seine Karriere mit Dokumentarfilmen. 1957 wechselte er zum Spielfilm; dort entwickelte er sich zum profilierten Regisseur, der für über 110 Spiel- und Fernsehfilme oder Fernsehserienepisoden verantwortlich zeichnete.
Paul Wendkos obituary. Film and TV director made famous by his ‘Gidget’ surf movies. Ronald Bergan. Tue 1 Dec 2009 13.13 EST. Despite a long and varied career, in which he made several ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Wendkos's ...
Nov 30, 2009 · Paul Wendkos, who has died aged 84, had the misfortune of seeing his first Hollywood film become a massive hit. Gidget (1959) starred Sandra Dee as the eponymous 16-year-old “girl midget”, a ...
