Gina Gilardi Bleifer still has fond memories of her mother Annette Funicello. The legendary Disney Mouseketeer passed away in 2013 from complications due to multiple sclerosis, a disease she ...

Annette Funicello ... FRESH AIR her sunny persona was genuine. FUNICELLO: I'm not putting on any airs. I'm not trying to fool anybody. I'm a happy person. BARCO: Funicello also sang on 32 albums ...

Multiple sclerosis made Annette Funicello a prisoner in her own body, robbing the world’s favorite Mouseketeer of her ability to walk, talk and beam the radiant smile that beguiled an army of ...

The beach films featured ample youthful skin. But not Funicello's. She remembered in 1987: "Mr. Disney said to me one day, 'Annette, I have a favor to ask of you. I know all the girls are wearing ...

Last week the hosts of MyTalk107.1FM's afternoon drive show announced the death of adored Mouseketeer Annette Funicello — more than 18 months late. Funicello's April 8, 2013, death is not funny ...

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Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute ... 10 times more than any of the 23 other young performers. "It was a happy time. They were wonderful times," she recalled in a TV interview ...