# RIP Annette Funicello

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 8, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170 "2013-04-08T18:01:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170/1 "2013-04-08T18:01:00Z")

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In the shadow of Ms. Thatcher’s passing is a Disney (and peanut butter) icon. Say what you will of what Disney kids’ programming is today, she was part of the golden era.

[Annette Funicello, cute Mickey Mouse Club performer who rose to big-screen stardom, dies at 70](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/annette-funicello-cute-mickey-mouse-club-performer-who-rose-to-big-screen-stardom-dies-at-70/2013/04/08/45fb3ebc-a071-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html)

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170/2 "2013-04-08T18:04:44Z")

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[Over here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=687569)

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170/3 "2013-04-08T18:11:45Z")

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Whoops. Looked but didn’t see. Cannot spell ‘Annette’ without copying. Never took a close look at her nametag–always distracted by something. Mods close?