Annette – will she be another Elizabeth Taylor? - Diminutive Annette Funicello, a black-haired bundle of seemingly inexhaustible nervous energy, can get tired just like the rest of the human race. (The Australian Women's Weekly; 1961-02-01)

Annette – will she be another Elizabeth Taylor?

Diminutive Annette Funicello, a black-haired bundle of seemingly inexhaustible nervous energy, can get tired just like the rest of the human race.

THE 18-year-old brunette actress, dancer, and singer discovered this during her strenuous recent months in England and Europe filming "The Horsemasters," her biggest acting assignment to date.

As a result of her labors abroad. Annette asked for and got a three weeks' holiday on her return to California from her boss, Walt Disney, who holds an exclusive contract on her services for television and films.

She immediately took off for "parts unknown." This week she is due to report back to the Disney studio in Burbank, California, and is expected to go into the new film "Babes in Toyland," a movie version of the immortal Victor Herbert operetta.

Annette, who graduated from Disney's "Mouseketeer" group, is one of the brightest young dancing, singing, and acting stars in Hollywood.

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Location

Primary location: TROVE / National Library of Australia

https://trove.nla.gov.au/aww/read/221003?s=150&resultId=num153#page/37/mode/1up (Article)

https://trove.nla.gov.au/aww/read/221003?s=150&resultId=num153#page/48/mode/1up (Pin-up)

Persons

Annette Funicello

Keywords

Mickey Mouse Club Babes in Toyland (1961) The Horsemasters: Follow Your Heart (1961)

Document list

Source

Title	The Australian Women's Weekly (Teenage Weekly)
Source type	Magazine
Volume	28.35
Published	1961-02-01
Language	en
Document type	Feature
Media type	text
Page count	2
Pages	pp. 5,12

Metadata

Id	3620
Availability	Free
Inserted	2018-01-06