BEFORE THEY WERE FOUND. >> JAMES DARREN, THE PHILADELPHIA NATIVE WHO BECAME A TEEN IDOL, SINGER AND DIRECTOR, HAS DIED. DARREN HELPED IGNITE THE 1960S SURFING CRAZE WITH HIS ROLE IN THE GIDGET FILMS. HE ALSO ACTED IN T.J. STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE, AND WENT BEHIND THE SCENES TO DIRECT TV SHOWS. A MURAL AT BROAD AND TASKER STREETS FEATURES DARREN'S PICTURE ALONG WITH FELLOW HEARTTHROBS OF THE 1950S AND 60S FROM SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. JAMES DARREN DIED IN