Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nancy Sinatra is celebrating the life of her late friend, Annette Funicello. In honor of what would have been Funicello's 83rd ...

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 ...

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Annette Funicello, America's sweetheart of the 1950s and '60s, and Frankie Avalon, a teen idol of that era, appear as themselves in "A Dream is a wish your heart makes." on CBS. NEW YORK (AP) — ...

According to Disney, Funicello died at Mercy Southwest Hospital from complications due to multiple sclerosis, a disease she was diagnosed with in the late 1980s. Born Oct. 22, 1942, Funicello and her ...

*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 ...

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 Mouse Club ...

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 ...