Edd Byrnes, once famous as the hair-combing Kookie of 77 Sunset Strip, dies at 87
Edd Byrnes, a onetime teen heartthrob who parlayed his popularity as the hair-slicking hipster Kookie on the TV detective series 77 Sunset Strip into a hit 1959 record, Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb), died Jan.8 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87.