James Darren(1936-2024)
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Good-looking James Darren was a student of acting coach Stella Adler
and made his name in the 1950s in a series of teenage-themed films. A
better actor than most of his contemporary teenage heartthrobs, he
nevertheless found it difficult to escape the teen-idol image he got in
pictures like Un amour de vacances (1959) and Gidget à Hawaï (1961). He also gained fame in the early and
mid-1960s as a singer, with several hits to his credit, including
"Goodbye Cruel World" and "Her Royal Majesty". His film work tapered
off in the 1960s, but he did much TV work and had two hit series,
Au coeur du temps (1966) in the 1960s and Hooker (1982) in the 1980s.
