In the ever-changing landscape of American pop culture, only a precious few manage to grow up in front of an audience and remain beloved across decades. Actress and singer Annette Funicello was one of ...

With her brunet bouffant, girl-next-door smile and a certain way of working sweaters and surfboards, Annette Funicello was ...

Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the ’60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular ...

Annette To legions of Mickey Mouse Club fans she was magic Chosen by Walt himself as an original cast member Annette soon became the most popular Mousketeer and was given a daily series of her own ...

NEW YORK - She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls. Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a perky, cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon in a string of `60s fun ...

Was the Mickey Mouse Club a cult? I ask this not out of ridicule or regret for having watched the daily television show as a child. I kind of had a thing for Annette. I think I had a crush on her. So, ...

BURBANK, Calif. — The stage at Walt Disney Studios where "The Mickey Mouse Club" was filmed is now officially the Annette Funicello Stage. Disney chief Bob Iger led a ceremony Monday dedicating the ...

This story was originally published Dec. 23, 2019. The next time you visit the Elsinore Theatre, let your imagination wander to 1929. The palatial playhouse was still shiny and new, and a whistlin', ...

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