Then they shed their mouse ears, as Annette did when she teamed up with Frankie Avalon during the '60s in a string of frothy, fun-in-the-sun movies with titles like "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "How to ...

An actress who had roles in a handful of beach party movies in the 1960s has died at the age of 82. Salli Sachse, who appeared in films such as Beach Blanket Bingo and Bikini Beach, died on September ...

Actress Annette Funicello has died at the age of 70. The former "Mickey Mouse Club" star, who became a national treasure in America thanks to a string of 1960s cult beach movies, including "Beach ...

Part of American-International's Beach Party series, Beach Blanket Bingo was directed by William Asher. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) briefly deserts Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) in favor of pop star Sugar ...