NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- U.S. actor and singer Frankie Avalon says it makes him smile to know his late friend and co-star Annette Funicello is at peace after years of suffering. Funicello, 70, died ...

Dick Clark was known as America’s Oldest Teenager, but in truth that title belonged to Annette Funicello. A former Mouseketeer who matured into a pop star and teen idol, she was known for her string ...

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Yesterday, April 8, 2013, Annette Funicello - Mouseketeer, beach bunny, and peanut butter enthusiast - passed away after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. The perky teen-queen comedienne was the ...

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 ...

Annette Funicello, the 1950s and ’60s-era Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer who went on to star in a variety of beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died from complications related to Multiple Sclerosis.

If you were a girl in the 1950s, Annette Funicello was the ideal of feminine goodness, your fantasy best friend forever. If you were a boy, she was your dream date, demure, doe-eyed and just different ...

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Annette Funicello was the most popular member of the original 1950's "Mickey Mouse Club" television series. She's also remembered for starring in 1960s beach party movies. Funicello died yesterday at ...

Annette Funicello, who was part of the original cast of the 1950's Disney television program, The Mickey Mouse Club, died Monday. She was 70 and had had multiple sclerosis for decades. Funicello also ...