Gidget's a fictional character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter, Kathy) in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach at Malibu. The name Gidget's a portmanteau word of "girl and midget". Following the novel's publication, the character appeared in several films, television series and telemovies. Novels The original Gidget was created by Frederick Kohner in his 1… (More on Gidget)