NEW YORK (AP) -- Annette Funicello, ... then teamed up with Frankie Avalon in a string of '60s fun-in-the-sun movies with titles like "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "Bikini Beach," died Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls. Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on ...

Annette Funicello, who first gained fame as a 12-year-old Mousekeeter on Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s and then starred opposite Frankie Avalon in a series of musical beach ...

Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello died today, according to reports. ... with hits sich as “Beach Party” and “Beach Blanket Bingo. ...

Funicello would also captivate audiences in ‘60s teen beach films, such as “Muscle Beach Party,” “Bikini Beach,” and “Beach Blanket Bingo,” just to name a few.

NEW YORK — She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls. Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The ...

Frank Alesia, character actor, dies at 65 He first appeared in Frankie Avalon-Annette Funicello films "Bikini Beach" and "Beach Blanket Bingo." ...

M A L I B U, Calif., May 19 -- A lot has changed along this 21-mile stretch of beach since Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon filmed Beach Blanket Bingo in 1965. Mansions of the rich and famous ...

Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, ... The 1965 "Beach Blanket Bingo," for example, ...

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