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Annette Funicello
(1942-2013)

 

Annette Funicello in the Mickey Mouse Club

Annette Funicello in the Mickey Mouse Club

 

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Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello (1942-2013)--Annette Funicello is best known for playing Annette in the Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s as a child star, and then later in the 1960s for her roles in the "Beach Party" genre of movies she starred in alongside Frankie Avalon. During her stints as a Mouseketeer in the 50s, combined with her singing career and the teen idol beach films she made with Frankie Avalon, she was one of those celebrities easily identified simply by her first name, "Annette."

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon 

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon

The beach movies included such popular titles as Pajama Party (1964) and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) with Frankie Avalon, movies which highlighted the singing talents of both actors.

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon

Annette Funicellow also had a great deal of success as a pop singer, with a large number of record hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, mostly written by the Sherman Brothers and including: "Tall Paul," "First Name Initial," "O Dio Mio," "Train of Love" (written by Paul Anka) and "Pineapple Princess."

In 1992, Annette Funicello announced that she suffered from multiple sclerosis. In the years from her diagnosis until her death from that disease in 2013, she served as a spokesperson and advocate for this and other neurological diseases.

Annette Funicello Family:

 

Spouses:

Jack Gilardi (m. 1965–1981)

Glen Holt (m. 1986–2013)

 

 

Children:

Gina (b. 1966), Jack, Jr. (b. 1970), and Jason (b. 1974)--NOTE: All children with first husband Jack Gilardi.

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