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Mohawk Valley
connection:
Born in Utica,
NY
October 22, 1942
Claim to
fame:
Movie and TV
Star, Mouseketeer and singer
Did you
know?
Annette's first
starring movie role was as 'Mary
Quite Contrary' in Babes
in Toyland.
Quote:
"Life does
not have to be perfect to be wonderful."
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Photo
GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
A scene from
the film "Beach Blanket Bingo'
starring Annette Funicello and Frankie
Avalon. |
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Photo
by WILL YURMAN
Frank Calaprice with
his Annette Funicello album collection
in the living room of his home in
Utica. Calaprice bought his first
album, the one he is holding, at the
local Woolworth's about 40 years ago. |
Quick
BIO
Annette
Funicello got her start as a Mouseketeer
in the Mickey Mouse Club. During the 60's
she starred in numerous beach movies including
Beach
Party, Muscle
Beach Party,
Bikini
Beach, Dr.
Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
and Beach
Blanket Bingo.
Funicello also put her talents into numerous
party albums.
She
fell from the public eye after the 60's,
but was not forgotten. In the 80's she
starred in the movies Back
to the Beach
and Troop
Beverly Hills.
In 1995, the movie A
Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The
Annette Funicello Story
aired. The movie was based on her 1992
autobiography.
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