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Annette Funicello facts for kids
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Annette Funicello
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Funicello and Avalon at the height of the "Beach Party" era.
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Annette Joanne Funicello
October 22, 1942 |
| Died | April 8, 2013 (aged 70) Bakersfield, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1955–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Gilardi (m. 1965–1981); three children Glen Holt (m. 1986–2013; her death) |
Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American singer, movie and television series actress. Funicello was one of the most popular "Mouseketeers" on the Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s.
She was born in Utica, New York to Italian American parents and moved to Southern California when she was four. She went public with her multiple sclerosis in 1992. She died from the disease on April 8, 2013.
Images for kids
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Funicello as a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club (1956)
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Funicello and Richard Tyler on The Danny Thomas Show (1959)
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Funicello and Frankie Avalon reunited for the television special Good Ol' Days, 1977
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Funicello as a participant in Seattle Seafair's Torchlight Parade, 1963