Annette Funicello
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Annette Joanne Funicello was an American actress and singer. She began her professional career at age 12, becoming one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club. In her teenag
Funicello in 1962
Funicello as a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club (1956)
Funicello and Richard Tyler on The Danny Thomas Show (1959)
Funicello and Frankie Avalon at the height of the Beach Party era
Frankie Avalon
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Francis Thomas Avallone, known professionally as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number o
Annette Funicello
…Pineapple Princess". During the mid-1960s, she established herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon. In 1992, Funicello announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She died of complications from the disease on April 8, 2013…
Avalon in 1959
Avalon performing in 1960
Avalon in 2018