A biography for Annette Funicellohasn’t been written yet.
“Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes.”
“Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters.”
“The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.”
“I'm saddened to see that some have been misled into believing that Mr. Disney was something other than a kind, caring man.”
“Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing.”
“As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble my career caused my family.”
“Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting.”
“My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse Club.”
“When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change.”
“As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort and hope.”
“Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity.”
“I still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did.”
“In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.”