Tracy, Terry "Tubesteak"
Avuncular regularfoot surfer from Los Angeles, California; Malibu trendsetter in the mid- and late 1950s; model for the "Kahuna" character in the book and movie versions of Gidget. Tracy was born (1935) and raised in southwest Los Angeles, and began surfing at age 15. In the summer of 1956, he lived in a palm-frond shack on the beach at Malibu where, as surf journalist Craig Stecyk recalled decade...
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Terry "Tubesteak" TracySubscribe to view
Tubesteak Tracy and Kathy "Gidget" Kohner, MalibuSubscribe to view
Terry Tracy, early 1950sSubscribe to view
Malibu, around 1955. Photo: Dick MetzSubscribe to view
Tubesteak's Malibu shack, around 1956Subscribe to view
Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy, Malibu, around 1960. Photo: Tom McBrideSubscribe to view
Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy
Tubesteak Tracy and Kathy "Gidget" Kohner, Malibu
Terry Tracy, early 1950s
Malibu, around 1955. Photo: Dick Metz
Tubesteak's Malibu shack, around 1956
Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy, Malibu, around 1960. Photo: Tom McBride