"Pineapple Princess" was a hit by Annette Funicello in 1960. The song, which was written by the Sherman Brothers, reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In an interview, Funicello revealed that this ...

Handpicked by Walt Disney to be one of the original Mouseketeers, Annette Funicello was America's girl next door. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about Mickey Mouse ears and why she went public with ...

Annette Funicello, a former child star on The Mickey Mouse Club, died from complications relating to multiple sclerosis on Monday. She was 70. Funicello was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 20 ...

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 baby ...