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, the Walt Disney Co. said. Funicello, who was 70,
MeTV will pay tribute to Annette Funicello Sunday afternoon when it airs four episodes of “Make Room for Daddy” she appeared in with Danny Thomas. One of Annette Funicello's Mouseketeers costumes was displayed at Disney's D23 Expo in August 2011.
Actress Annette Funicello, best known as a child performer on the original “Mickey Mouse Club” and for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, died on Monday. She was 70.
MeTV will pay tribute to Annette Funicello Sunday afternoon when it airs four episodes of “Make Room for Daddy” she appeared in with Danny Thomas. One of Annette Funicello's Mouseketeers costumes was displayed at Disney's D23 Expo in August 2011.
Annette Funicello, the '50s and '60s teen dream who passed away Monday after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, rose to fame as a "Mouseketeer" on the original Mickey Mouse Club and starred with fellow idol Frankie
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