Annette Funicello (1942-2013) would have been 80 years old today if not for her sad, early death a decade ago. Teenage stardom and early retirement due to illness means that she’ll forever be associated with youth culture; we’ll never know what a Granny Annette, or to coin a term, a “Grannette” would have been like in the movies.
Raised in Southern California, Funicello first came to fame as the star of Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club starting in 1956. Easily the most popular and significant Mouseketeer, she not only participated in the show’s usual segments but was cast in the serials presented on the show, such as “Spin and Marty” and her own starring segment called “Annette”. MORE AT The Final Days of Funicello – (Travalanche) (wordpress.com)
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