Before Madonna, before Cher, there was....Annette! Happy Birthday!

[joeybee12]

Yes, even she was only known and credited in movies by her first name during the height of her fame!

Happy Birthday! She turned 62 on Friday (so, I'm late, so sue me).

[CO Liberal]

1. Hope She's Feeling Better

She's been sufferring from MS.

[joeybee12]

3. Haven't seen or heard about her in a while...saw her tv movie about

her life a few years back. She was narrating it, while an actress was playing her. She had difficulty speaking, but was able to stand up a walk a bit, poor thing!

[mark0rama]

5. Not finding much on her current condition.

I also hope she's doing well.

Here's a page from two years ago, when she was MS Walk Ambassador:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/societynews-funicellobio.asp

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. Annette Funicello is a gay icon?

Who knew? :shrug:

[joeybee12]

4. I didn't! Of course, you know that I just meant that she was so damn

well-known that she needed only her first name and EVERYONE knew who you were talking about!

[mark0rama]

7. I thought it was here last name...

and that her first name was "Frankie Ann". :)

[Magrittes Pipe]

9. Sure you did.

:P

[terrya]

11. That's also news to me. I'm usually up on the gay icon stuff.

I haven't got this month's newsletter yet. That must be the problem. :-)

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. Well, I saw Cher and Madonna in the subject line.

Come on, Terry. It's not like Judy or Liza really need last names, either. ;)

[terrya]

13. When I saw Annette, I thought it was Annette Bening.

Al, she's a terrific actress and all...but NOT the stuff of gay iconhood. :-)

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. She just doesn't wear enough sequins, does she?

Poor Annette. :(

[terrya]

15. Nope. And no substance abuse problems, no plastic surgery...

Poor Mrs. Beatty might as well not even try. :-(

[Wickerman]

6. Happy Belated, Annette

[joeybee12]

10. I LOVE those photos! I'm dubbing my tape of "How to Stuff A Wild

Bikini" onto DVD as I type!

[calico1]

8. Last I heard she could no longer

speak. Don't know if that was temporary or not. The illness (MS) is really a shame. Some people can live with it and hardly feel any effects. Others, like Annette get hit hard and quickly. Its still such a mysterious disease.