Annette Funicello became America’s sweetheart when she joined “The Mickey Mouse Club” in 1955. She was 12. She charmed fans with her sweet, sunny personality on screen, but her cast mates insist she ...

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 ...

See the update at the end of page 3 about a local blogger's pictorial tribute to Annette and funnymen busting out tweets. ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 8, 1:51 P.M.: Annette Funicello today “died peacefully ...

Annette Funicello passed away at 70 today due to complications from Multiple Sclerosis following a 25-year battle with the disease. Back in 1992, after the former Disney Mouseketeer and beach movie ...