Topic: Annette Funicello

5 most famous ex-Mouseketeers

With Gosling's 'Blue Valentine' opening, the 5 most famous ex-MouseketeersLong before he played a skinhead in "The Believer," a drug-addicted junior high school teacher in "Half Nelson" or a misfit who's in love with a blow-up doll in "Lars and ...

Biography: Annette Funicello

America's little sweetheart Annette Funicello was the embodiment of what every young girl wanted to be back in the 1950's, beautiful, talented and on the hearts and minds of every red-blooded boy in the country. Disney was highly impressed, and ...

Movie reviews: Fireball 500

"Fireball 500" is one of the darkest movies of Frankie Avalon. He's teamed up with Annette Funicello again, but they're not at a beach, and Annette isn't playing his girlfriend. Instead Frankie's a drifting loner, and he's ...

Characteristics of a Libra

September 24 to October 23The Libra is the only inanimate sign in the zodiac, the other eleven are representations of animals or humans. Libra is often the most desirable personality of the zodiac among astrologers.Librans don't like confrontation, and they ...

The Bikini Makes Its Debut in Paris

It may not have been polka dotted, but when the bikini debuted at a poolside fashion show on July 5, 1946, it was the itsy-bitsy-teenie-weeniest piece of fashion the world had seen. Former mechanical engineer Louis Reard's creation even scandalized the ...
In the 1950s, fashion was more conservative and gender-specific than it is today. Typical Teen Boy Attire Most teen boys in the 1950s dressed in preppy styles with cardigan sweaters, button-down shirts and thin ties. These stars included Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee ...