Aaberg, Kemp
Smooth-surfing regularfooter from Santa Barbara, California; a Gidget-era Malibu icon and costar of filmmaker Bruce Brown's 1958 surf movie, Slippery When Wet. "The guy was flight and fancy incarnate," Tom Morey said of Aaberg. "He was very aware of the art of surfing. Grace and charm and art and beauty—those were Kemp’s virtues.” Aaberg was born (1940) in Peoria, Illinois, spent his early childh...
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Kemp AabergSubscribe to view
Kemp Aaberg in "Slippery When Wet" (1958)Subscribe to view
Kemp Aaberg, Malibu, 1964Subscribe to view
Kemp Aaberg, center, MalibuSubscribe to view
Kemp Aaberg, Manhattan Beach, 1961Subscribe to view
Rincon, 1959. Photo: John Severson/SURFERSubscribe to view
Kemp Aaberg
Kemp Aaberg in "Slippery When Wet" (1958)
Kemp Aaberg, Malibu, 1964
Kemp Aaberg, center, Malibu
Kemp Aaberg, Manhattan Beach, 1961
Rincon, 1959. Photo: John Severson/SURFER