Mickey Dora: The Dark Prince of Malibu

In the 1950s, as surfing spread from Hawaii to California, Mickey Dora gained a reputation as the most dynamic and watchable surfer on the mainland. He represented Malibu's dark side; he violently opposed the happy, sun-drenched Malibu that would come to dominate pop culture. The legends were endless, mostly not fact checkable, and Mickey was their primary author. Some days, I think he won.