TYGER,TYGER-Dr.Kildare '63 Ep1 4/5 Surfing on TV

Hollywood's take on California surfing culture is introduced to mainstream America via the most popular nighttime drama on TV. Starring Richard Chamberlain as Dr. Kildare and a truly awesome Yvette Mimieux as the epileptic surfer who could not keep away from the ocean. This two part show was the blockbuster of the day. Look for Mickey Dora and Linda Benson doing the surfing for the show at Secos.Yvette Carmen Mimieux (b. January 8, 1942) is a now-retired American movie and television actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California to a French father and Mexican mother, Carmen Montemayor"Mimieux appeared in a 1964 episode of Dr. Kildare entitled "Tyger Tyger" that proved one of the most memorable of the series, and was one of the highest rated shows of the year. She played an epileptic surfer girl whom Dr. Kildare falls in love with. She is forced to choose between abandoning surfing or risking death by following her passion despite the risk of having a seizure in the ocean."George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor of stage and screen who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961-1966).

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: April 6, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Author: surfupguy

Length: 09:52
Rating: 5.00
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Tags: Chamberlain  Dora  epilepsy  Kildare  longboard  Mimiex  Secos  

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