 In 1960, a friend of Gabaldon's with Hollywood connections influenced the industry to make a movie about Gabaldon's version of events on Saipan called "Hell to Eternity".He was called 'Gabby' by his friends, but he became known as "The Pied Piper of Saipan" for his heroism on that island.In 1964, he unsuccessfully ran for US Congressman in his Southern California district.