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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Annette Funicello
Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American singer and actress.
Funicello announced in 1992 that she suffers from multiple sclerosis.
In 1993 she opened the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation.
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Annette Funicello stopped being just another teenager in 1955, when she and the rest of the Mousketeers were introduced to America in a national TV special that coincided with the opening of Disneyland.
To battle Multiple Sclerosis, she established the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation in 1993.
Annette Funicello includes details of her personal experiences with MS — as well as many backstage showbiz stories — in her autobiography, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.
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 Annette Funicello Summary
In fact, such was Annette's status that her watershed moments have become media milestones.
How depressing—Annette Funicello has grown up!" A more sobering milestone was Annette's 1992 disclosure that she suffered from multiple sclerosis.
Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) was Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer.
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  QVC.com > Collectibles > Profiles > Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello's beautifully designed Teddy Bears have made a loving and notable impression in the collectibles world – much as Annette has in the entertainment world.
Before she became a national icon from America's Golden Age of TV and award-winning aficionado of Teddy Bears, Annette was a wide-eyed youngster on a road trip from New York to California.
At just 4 years of age, Annette said goodbye to all her friends in New York and moved west with her parents.
www.qvc.com /co_funicello_bio.html   (319 words)

  
 200-2-1 Annette Funicello: People Patterns - Film & TV - 200-2-1 - Patterns by Ron - Wooden portraits from photos ...
Born in Utica, New York to an Italian-American family, she took dancing and music lessons as a child to try to overcome shyness, and was discovered by Disney in a recital while performing in Swan Lake.
Funicello and Avalon re-united in 1987 for Back to the Beach, and toured the country as a singing act.
She had kept her condition a secret for many years, but felt it necessary to go public in response to rumours, due to her impaired carriage, that she was an alcoholic.
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  Annette Funicello Biography - Biography.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Funicello and her family moved to Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley when she was four years old.
Funicello got her start on the program at age thirteen, soon becoming the most popular "Mouseketeer" on the show.
Funicello was married to Jack Gilardi from 1965 until their divorce in 1981.
www.biography.com /search/article.do?id=9542632   (397 words)

  
  Annette Funicello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) was Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer.
Funicello announced in 1992 that she suffers from multiple sclerosis.
In 1993 she opened the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Annette_Funicello   (476 words)

  
 Annette Funicello at Spectropop
Annette's story is somewhat of a fairy tale, for everything she touched turned to gold.
When Annette Funicello was personally picked by Walt Disney to star as one of the twenty four Mouseketeers on "The Mickey Mouse Club," it wasn't long before Annette became the darling of the show, receiving more than 6,000 fan letters a month.
Billed simply as "Annette" on most of her records, she hit the Top 20 five times in 1959 and 1960, and continued to record constantly in the early '60s as she moved into film stardom in a variety of California beach culture vehicles.
www.spectropop.com /femme/hfunicello1.html   (1433 words)

  
 National MS Society | Annette Funicello   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Annette first noticed her MS symptoms in l987 when she was making the movie Back to the Beach, a friendly spoof of her early sand-and-surf films that received both public and critical acclaim.
Although Annette has been forced by the effects of this devastating disease to retire from her stage and screen career, her indomitable spirit led her to found the popular Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Company, which is celebrating more than ten years in business.
Annette's life story was both celebrated in a made-for TV movie, which was aired on Lifetime Television, and in her book, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Hyperion, 1995).
www.nationalmssociety.org /SocietyNews-FunicelloBio.asp   (457 words)

  
 Annette Funicello - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) was one of Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeers.
After keeping it a secret for many years, Annette announced in 1992 that she had been suffering from multiple sclerosis as rumours were going about that she was an alcoholic due to her impaired carriage.
In 1993 she established the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation.
www.voyager.in /Annette_Funicello   (374 words)

  
 Annette Funicello Music of the Beach Party Movies
In the average film, Annette sang four times, usually as part of a duet or ensemble on the title piece as well as at least two or three ballads (as solos and/or duets).
What is clear is that prior to the start of the series Annette and Walt Disney knew she needed a change in career direction.
By late 1962, Annette was 20 and had clearly grown out of her “kiddie” positioning as a Mouseketeer.
www.beachpartymoviemusic.com /AnnetteFunicello.html   (815 words)

  
 Uneeda - Annette Funicello Doll 1961
Annette was one of the Mouseketeer's on "The Mickey Mouse Club" TV show in the 1950's.
The vintage Annette Funicello doll made by the Uneeda Doll Company is 10 inches tall, is a vinyl doll with long dark curled hair, with bangs, brown glass eyes, and is wearing a white under dress with a red and white print over dress, and fl high heeled shoes.
Today Annette Funicello has a line of Teddy Bears that are sold through QVC.com, here's a link to their biography for Annette Funicello and her line of Teddy Bears too.
www.dollreference.com /uneeda_annette_funicello.html   (309 words)

  
 Annette 7 inch records   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The b-side is from the Annette LP (BV-3301).
Annette performed this track on television but it was not to chart.
Annette's recording of Merlin Jones was included as the b-side, apparently for the boy genius tie in.
www.annettefunicello.net /7inch.htm   (2623 words)

  
 TMS | Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello started her career on the Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club where she was its most popular Mouseketeer between l955 and l959.
Annette resides in California with her second husband of nine years Glen Holt, a racehorse breeder.
Annette's life story was both celebrated in a made-for TV movie, which was aired on Lifetime Television, and in her book, "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes," which was published by Hyperion.
www.trademarketingservices.com /afindex.htm   (278 words)

  
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America's sweetheart Annette Funicello is facing two devastating new health crises -- she's losing her vision and her voice.
Annette's eyes brimmed with tears because her friend hadn't been by in a while -- and now she couldn't see her," said the source.
Annette keeps her spirits up by maintaining her routine of going to the beauty shop and the neighborhood Costco every Tuesday.
www.mult-sclerosis.org /news/Jun2000/AnnetteFunicelloNatlEnquirer.html   (438 words)

  
 Annette Funicello - Biography - Moviefone
Though these films were distinguished by undulating, bikinied females, Walt Disney decreed that Funicello never be involved in any "suggestive" sequences--nor were her two-piece bathing suits permitted to uncover her navel.
In recent years, Funicello has been struggling against the ravages of multiple sclerosis; her courage and high spirits in the face of intense pain and decreasing mobility have been inspirational, as well as beneficial in helping to raise funds for further research of degenerative diseases.
In 1994, Annette Funicello published her autobiography, the tone of which perfectly reflected the actress herself: discreet, ladylike and boundlessly cheerful.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/annette-funicello/25351/biography   (278 words)

  
 Annette Funicello Biography at Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Perky Annette was one of the more popular of the dozen or so children on the series and one of the few to go on to any substantial career in movies, TV, and recordings.
Funicello stayed busy though, showing up as a regular on such series as "The Danny Thomas Show" (1957), "Zorro" (1958), and her own shortlived series "Annette" (1958) where she played a country girl who comes to live with relatives in the big city.
Funicello made her feature debut in the Revolutionary war drama "Johnny Tremaine" (1957) but snared her first substantial supporting role in the fantasy "The Shaggy Dog" (1959) about a boy who falls under an ancient spell and turns into a sheepdog.
www.hollywood.com /celebritydetail/Annette_Funicello/190461   (681 words)

  
 Annette Funicello
They were created in rich ivory mohair with smoky grey accents on the paws and face to highlight their expressiveness.
Annette named Crystal and Snowflake for cool winter and the special bond between mother and child.
Part of the Bear Buddies Series, Crystal and Snowflake wear Annette’s signature logo pin, assuring the high quality Annette promises to folks who carry a special place in their hearts for these treasured teddy bears.
www.dollsanddaffodils.com /funicello_crystalsnowflake.htm   (186 words)

  
 eBay — collectible bear, panda collectible and angel teddy bear items on eBay.com. Find IT on eBay.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Heinz plush teddy of Annette Funicello Bear Co LE 22"
Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Co Large blue bear
Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Co Lady bug bear
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 Official Ticketmaster site. Annette Funicello tickets, concerts and tour dates
The most popular of the Mouseketeers on the '50s TV program The Mickey Mouse Club, Annette Funicello was herded into the studio at the age of 16 to become the first female teen idol rock & roll star.
Billed simply as Annette on most of her records, she hit the Top 20 five times in 1959 and 1960, and continued to record constantly in the early '60s as she moved into film stardom in a variety of California beach-culture vehicles.
With her thin voice double-tracked and reverbed to achieve the necessary volume, the material was largely saccharine pop clap-trap flavored with elements of rock & roll.
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 Annette Funicello at Brian's Drive-In Theater
By the early 1960s, Annette had embarked on the second leg of her career, acting in American International beach party films along with Frankie Avalon.
Annette Funicello's marriage to Gilardi ended in 1981 after sixteen years and three children.
In 1986, Annette married her second husband, Glen Holt, and started making plans for a new film in which she would act and produce alongside Frankie Avalon.
www.briansdriveintheater.com /annette.html   (1788 words)

  
 Annette Funicello Bear Company
Part of the Victorian Series, Cassidy wears Annette’s signature logo pin, assuring the high quality Annette promises to folks who carry a special place in their hearts for these treasured teddy bears.
Part of the Victorian Series, Cameo wears Annette’s signature logo pin, assuring the high quality Annette promises to folks who carry a special place in their hearts for these treasured teddy bears.
Camille is second in the Toile Series and wears Annette’s signature logo pin, assuring the high quality Annette promises to folks who carry a special place in their hearts for these treasured teddy bears.
www.dollhousedomain.com /id90.htm   (1479 words)

  
 Annette Funicello Bears
Paired with Frankie Avalon, Annette was a box office sensation in one hit beach movie after another.
Now the principle of the award-winning "Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Company" she continues to be a role model to those fighting neuro-muscular disease.
Important research for the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders is funded by proceeds from her enterprises.
www.thebearend.com /pg/af.html   (116 words)

  
 Annette Funicello   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Annette Funicello has regrouped and new bears are coming beginning in March of 2003.
When Annette Funicello announced that she was fighting Multiple Sclerosis, she received numerous angel pins from well-wishing fans.
These thoughtful gifts inspired Annette to create a line of angel bears fro the Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Company, on behalf of her supportive fans.
www.cheekymonkeybear.com /annette2.htm   (86 words)

  
 Annette Funicello
Annette was just four when her family moved from Utica, New York, to southern California, eventually settling in Studio City.
By double-tracking her vocals to bring more oomph to the records, Tutti crafted what became known in the music industry as "The Annette Sound." Thirteen albums later, it had become the sound one of surf music's chief exponents, as well as that of the first female bubblegum rock singer.
When they infused rockabilly with bubblegum sensibility, the Shermans had Annette kicking up her heels in the Talent Rodeo, especially on "Jo-Jo," a wicked satire on the Elvis phenomenon, and "Willie," a rompin', stompin' hootenanny contender.
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 Annette Funicello St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Born in Utica, New York, Annette was twelve years old when Walt Disney saw her dancing the lead in Swan Lake at a school recital.
In fact, such was Annette's status that her watershed moments have become media milestones.
How depressing--Annette Funicello has grown up!" A more sobering milestone was Annette's 1992 disclosure that she suffered from multiple sclerosis.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200436   (765 words)

  
 annette funicello - Cerca
The Annette Funicello signature logo pin is attached to her left ear, assuring...
Annette Funicello, known as "America's Sweetheart" since her days as a Disney Mouseketeer, launched the Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Co...
Annette Funicello at Brian's Drive-In Theater - Fan page with a biography, pictures from her career, and filmography.
www.onlinecerca.com /search/annette-funicello   (280 words)

  
 Annette Funicello
Though these films were distinguished by undulating, bikinied females, Walt Disney decreed that Funicello never be involved in any "suggestive" sequences--nor were her two-piece bathing suits permitted to uncover her navel.
In recent years, Funicello has been struggling against the ravages of multiple sclerosis; her courage and high spirits in the face of intense pain and decreasing mobility have been inspirational, as well as beneficial in helping to raise funds for further research of degenerative diseases.
In 1994, Annette Funicello published her autobiography, the tone of which perfectly reflected the actress herself: discreet, ladylike and boundlessly cheerful.
www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P+25351   (253 words)

  
 YouTube - Pajama Party - Annette Funicello
I think this is the only time I've seen Annette do choreographed dancing with an ensemble in a Beach Party scene.
Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon - All I Need Is The Girl
Because You're You - Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello
www.youtube.com /watch?v=pn0KPKhmOy4   (378 words)

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