Died Monday at a California hospital, the Walt Disney Co. said.
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I was too young to remember her as a mouseketeer, but I do remember this "older woman" in those movies was the first time I realized that I liked girls. Her disease made her latter years very sad. I was sorry to hear of her death.
Yeah, I think she may have been my first crush. RIP Annette
That all changed in Beach Blanket Bimbo, or whatever the name of that crap was, I moved onto Maryanne (Gilligan's Island) and Barbra Eden of I dream of Jeanie.
I remember all of her Mouseketers and movies and she was a true star and didn't have to take her clothes off to prove it. Quite a lady.
She was smart, talented, and hot, but who teamed her up with Frankie? I mean, c'mon... Ricky Nelson was major, and he played guitar.
I keep her 'Blame It On The Bossanova' queued on youtube. Screw the Steve & Edie version.
Quote from: kit saginaw on July 18, 2013, 03:31:58 PM
She was smart, talented, and hot, but who teamed her up with Frankie? I mean, c'mon... Ricky Nelson was major, and he played guitar.
I keep her 'Blame It On The Bossanova' queued on youtube. Screw the Steve & Edie version.
Annette Funicello - Blame It On The Bossa Nova (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trD1cEPuJ2E#)
Quote from: walkstall on July 18, 2013, 04:13:23 PM
Annette Funicello - Blame It On The Bossa Nova (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trD1cEPuJ2E#)
Boy does that ever bring back memories of a far better day it the US.
God send me back....
Thanks for posting... aahhh, yeah. I carry her/those days with me like they never left. I think that's what Heaven is. You can re-live it through yourself and through anyone else who shares their moments...
Quote from: Solar on April 09, 2013, 06:38:56 AM
Yeah, I think she may have been my first crush. RIP Annette
That all changed in Beach Blanket Bimbo, or whatever the name of that crap was, I moved onto Maryanne (Gilligan's Island) and Barbra Eden of I dream of Jeanie.
Annette was the likable but chaste neighbor in the frumpy beach get-up. A hair more daring in wardrobe than Hayley Mills or other Disney slaves, but not as instantly likable as Sally Field ("They really like me!")...even in a nun's costume. Sandra Dee (the other Gidget) also had her fans, but frankly looked better in a swimsuit.
Now, one of television's greatest enduring debates, in three words.....
Ginger...or Maryann?
Quote from: quiller on July 20, 2013, 09:00:31 AM
Annette was the likable but chaste neighbor in the frumpy beach get-up. A hair more daring in wardrobe than Hayley Mills or other Disney slaves, but not as instantly likable as Sally Field ("They really like me!")...even in a nun's costume. Sandra Dee (the other Gidget) also had her fans, but frankly looked better in a swimsuit.
Now, one of television's greatest enduring debates, in three words.....
Ginger...or Maryann?
Had a ton of Gingers in my life, it was the Maryann's that made me who I am today.
Give me an energetic woman over a shallow, self centered bimbo any day.
I now have a Maryann, and life is wonderful.
Quote from: Solar on July 20, 2013, 09:43:48 AM
Had a ton of Gingers in my life, it was the Maryann's that made me who I am today.
Give me an energetic woman over a shallow, self centered bimbo any day.
I now have a Maryann, and life is wonderful.
:biggrin: What you have, you shallow self-centered bimbo, is
the rock of your existence. One man, one woman? You and I are only one man, but in both our cases it's not just one woman, it's WHAT a woman.
Now ask her what happened to my drinking mug. :ttoung:
Quote from: quiller on July 20, 2013, 09:00:31 AM
Now, one of television's greatest enduring debates, in three words.....
Ginger...or Maryann?
I dunno, I was into Euro-goddesses by the time that show arrived, so there was no appeal there.
Tuesday Weld was still on my radar-screen though. -Making Denver Hollywood's luckiest beatnik.