NEW YORK (AP) -- Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a perky, cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon in a string of `60s fun ...

Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the ’60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular ...

Though things didn't work out between Paula Anka and the late Annette Funicello, he still cherishes their time together. During a two-part episode of On Our Way with Paula Anka and Skip Bronson on May ...

In the ever-changing landscape of American pop culture, only a precious few manage to grow up in front of an audience and remain beloved across decades. Actress and singer Annette Funicello was one of ...

Pop star Frankie Avalon, who kicked up some sand in a series of '60s "Beach Party" movies with Annette Funicello, is about to make waves in Riverhead. The former teen idol will appear in concert at ...

Scripts were sent to her, and "I read the first 10 pages and I'm a prostitute or a doper, and I fold them up and send them back."In the 1970s, she made commercials for Skippy peanut butter, appearing ...

Australian director Lyndall-Hobbs has a single feature length film to her credit, the 1987 comedy "Back to the Beach," but she appears to have pulled off a feat of alchemy with it. Her movie was a ...

Frankie Avalon says it’s the energy from concertgoers that keeps him going strong on tour at age 84. The former teen idol in the late 1950s through the 60s is coming to Poway on Saturday night to ...

Oscar's Palm Springs welcomes entertainment icons Frankie Avalon and James Darren Friday for "An Intimate Evening" of conversation and revelations. These men, whose popularity in the 1950s and '60s ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in 1963's "Beach Party." NEW YORK (AP) — Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on ...