Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies
• APAnnette Funicello, who became a child star as a perky, cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on ‘‘The Mickey Mouse Club’’ in the 1950s, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon on a string of ‘60s fun-in-the-sun movies with names like ‘‘Beach Blanket Bingo’’ and ‘‘
