Miklos Sandor Dora III (August 11, 1934 – January 3, 2002), known professionally as Miki Dora, was a noted surfer of the 1950s and 1960s in Malibu, California. [1]

Jan 5, 2002 · Miklos “Miki” Dora, an expatriate Southern California surfing legend whose graceful surfing style rivaled his reputation as a rebel, has died. He was 67.

Oct 3, 2019 · Legends of Malibu (must watch here), hosted by an effervescent Corky Carroll, was broadcast on ABC and all was going well until Miki Dora filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County …

Oct 8, 2019 · In his newest book "Church of the Open Sky," Aussie icon and author Nat Youn talks Dora, the Shortboard Revolution and more

Jul 7, 2018 · Mickey Dora is surfing’s Black Knight, the consummate antihero of the Malibu era. Born in Budapest, Hungary to Miklos and Ramona Dora (who soon divorced), his stepfather, …

Feb 22, 2017 · Miki Dora’s HOS entry landed this week, and Matt Warshaw pulled out all the stops for surfing’s magnetic bandit, our rebel for all times. Dora’s style at mid-’50s Malibu was …

Jun 18, 2024 · Troubled Surf legend Miki Dora – the Dark Prince of Malibu – remains a cipher. His lifelong desire to live in the moment has made him a mythic figure in the surf pantheon; a …

Miki Dora, Malibu’s most celebrated surfer, was known as Da Cat. Gorgeous, graceful, and debonair, Miki was intimidating. He ruled Malibu from the 1950s to the 1970s. But then, he …

Irresistible American surf rogue, originally from Hollywood, California; the light-footed master of Malibu during the 1950s and '60s, and surfing's definitive outlaw figure. "Those who knew Miki …

Aug 11, 2014 · Mickey Dora wasn’t the opposite, exactly. He was just as theatrical as Tracy and could be equally comedic. For the Malibu morning surf check, he’d step out of his car in tennis …

Despite not appearing to be a typical athlete, Miki became one of the most vibrant surfers at Malibu Beach during the 1950s and 1960s. His unique style and overall charm made him an …

May 30, 2015 · Miklos Sandor Dora aka Miki aka Da Cat was a Hungarian-born surfer who inhaled the surfing dream hungrily. He flamed! He was style in the water, suits out of it, …

Feb 25, 2025 · On our second day of lurking around, I noticed Miki Dora playing ping pong with a young hotel guest who seemed to have no clue who he was. I grabbed Steve and sidled over …

Aug 31, 2011 · Miki Dora at the Rivermouth! It was almost unimaginable, but there he was gliding across the waves, doing the distinctive Dora cat steps on his custom-made surfboard. His …

Jan 31, 2002 · Legendary rebel surfer Miklos “Miki” Sandor Dora III died at the age of 67 after a long-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He had returned […]

The life story of the iconic Malibu surfing legend Miklos Sandor Dora, known in the California surf scene of the 1960s as Miki, or Mickey "Da Cat" Dora. "Dora Lives" is one of the very few …

Mickey died in 2002 in Montecito, California of pancreatic cancer and the The Times of London said, “He was the West Coast archetype and antihero…the siren voice of a nonconformist …

Feb 19, 2019 · Miki Dora was dark and moviestar handsome, he had a dangerous, surly presence, and he surfed like no one else — he was so accomplished he could look laid-back. …

Jan 3, 2014 · Miki Dora died 12 years ago today, of pancreatic cancer, after spending the last few months of his life at his father's elegant house in Montecito, California. He was 67.

Feb 26, 2019 · The surf boom was just starting when Miki Dora turned against it. He could see the future — music, movies, beaches crowded with amateurs — and it sucked. But he was trapped.