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 ...

Though things didn't work out between Paula Anka and the late Annette Funicello, he still cherishes their time together. During a two-part episode of On Our Way with Paula Anka and Skip Bronson on May ...

The wholesome actress starred on Disney's 'Mickey Mouse Club' and in several 1960s beach movies with Frankie Avalon. By Duane Byrge Annette Funicello, the wide-eyed child star of TV’s The Mickey Mouse ...

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 ...

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) — ...

Nancy Sinatra is celebrating the life of her late friend, Annette Funicello. In honor of what would have been Funicello's 83rd birthday, Sinatra took to social media to pay tribute to her dear friend ...

She was Walt Diney’s most popular cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club and starred, often opposite Frankie Avalon, in a wildly successful series of beach party movies for American International in the ...

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 ...

Annette Funicello is one lucky lady. The former lead Mouseketeer was one of three people rushed to the hospital Thursday for possible smoke inhalation after her suburban L.A. house caught fire.

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 ...

*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 ...