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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. IN THIS 1963 FILE PHOTO at left, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette ...

"I am the girl next door. And I'm not moving." Annette Funicello made that declaration in 1965, in the curiously titled film "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini." Playing beach girl Didi in the film, ...

Disneyland is gearing up for its 60th anniversary celebrations by auctioning off an estimated $1 million worth of rare and vintage memorabilia from the park's early days. From the first-ever Mickey ...

Annette Funicello — who won American hearts as a 12-year-old in Mickey Mouse ears, captivated baby boomers with slightly spicy beach movies and later championed people with multiple sclerosis, which ...

The world knew her as “Annette,” the popular Disney child star who aged gracefully into a young actress before leaving Hollywood in her 20s to raise a family. To Jericho McDuffie, Annette Joanne ...

LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Annette Funicello, one of the best-known members of the original 1950s “Mickey Mouse Club” and a star of numerous 1960s “beach party” films, died Monday at a California hospital, ...

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Handpicked by Walt Disney to be one of the original Mouseketeers, Annette Funicello was America's girl next door. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about Mickey Mouse ears and why she went public with ...

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 ...