The older you get the more the world thins out of those who were there when it was all new and fresh. Annette – no last names on the Mickey Mouse Club – has passed away at 70. She must obviously have become old:
Her family confirmed to ‘Extra’ that Funicello died from complications of multiple sclerosis. They were by her side at a Bakersfield hospital when she was taken off life support. Funicello had been in an MS coma for years.
Black and white TV and only four channels to watch. Didn’t seem so bad at the time, as I recall.