NEW YORK (AP) — Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon on a string of '60s ...
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.