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

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 ...

It ran on ABC from 1955 to 1959.Cast after Walt Disney saw her at a dance recital, she appeared in the Mouseketeer uniform of mouse ears, a pleated skirt and a turtleneck sweater emblazoned with her ...

NEW YORK - 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 on a string of '60s ...

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 ...

March marked the 65th anniversary of the wrap of the first season of the “Mickey Mouse Club,” and the recent death of one of the original Mouseketeers, Johnny Crawford, reminded fans of the enduring ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in 1963's "Beach Party." NEW YORK (AP) — Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club,'' who matured to a successful career in records and `60s beach party movies but struggled with illness in ...