Nancy Sinatra honored her late friend, Annette Funicello, on what would have been her 83rd birthday more than 12 years after the former Mickey Mouse Club star’s death. On October 22, the singer and ...

Nancy Sinatra is celebrating the life of her late friend, Annette Funicello. In honor of what would have been Funicello's 83rd birthday, Sinatra took to social media to pay tribute to her dear friend ...

If you want a classic portrait of middle Americana in the middle of the 20th century, you had to look no farther than my hometown of Rialto, in inland Southern California, 50 miles east of Los Angeles ...

With this heat and humidity, what could be better than donning flannel pajamas? There’s nothing like warm fabric sticking to your sweaty skin, but, hey, you might not notice thanks to the potential of ...

In the ever-changing landscape of American pop culture, only a precious few manage to grow up in front of an audience and remain beloved across decades. Actress and singer Annette Funicello was one of ...

Anka wrote his song hit song "Puppy Love" about Funicello Hulton Archive/Getty Though things didn't work out between Paula Anka and the late Annette Funicello, he still cherishes their time together.

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a column about Anthony Glaros’s days as a reporter for a weekly newspaper. “All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare famously observed. I discovered that in a ...

Australian director Lyndall-Hobbs has a single feature length film to her credit, the 1987 comedy "Back to the Beach," but she appears to have pulled off a feat of alchemy with it. Her movie was a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. Aug 09, 2022, 07:45pm EDT This article is more than 3 years old.