

Annette Funicello, ‘America’s Sweetheart,’ dies at 70


Beloved as one of the most popular Disney Mouseketeers, Annette Funicello went on to star in a series of “Beach Party” movies, became a celebrity spokesperson for Skippy peanut butter and later hit the road with Frankie Avalon for a concert tour. Several years later she succumbed to multiple sclerosis and went public with her diagnosis. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.