More Exceptional Items from Annette Funicello's Collection of Career Memorabilia Set for Auction to Benefit Research Fund (UPDATED)

A major Disney auction of archive-worthy Disneyana treasures has been announced for Sat. June 18 at Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California.

The exclusive auction will also include memorabilia from the personal collection of beloved Disney star and "Beach Party" favorite, Annette Funicello; keepsakes that she requested be offered to benefit the continuing research efforts of The Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Diseases.

Pictured below are the items that are being offered from Annette's personal collection of career memorabilia in the upcoming "Collecting Disney" auction. 100% of the hammer price realized from both pieces will be forwarded directly to the Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Diseases.

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Featured on-screen in her episode of the Disney Channel series: The Disney Family Album (Episode 16: Sept. 1985) and pictured within the book that accompanied her two-CD box set: Annette - A Musical Reunion with America's Girl Next Door (1993); these customized "bronzed" mouse ears were displayed in a place of prominence within Annette's Encino, California home for nearly twenty years! Just as her mentor, Walt Disney referenced Mickey Mouse as the start of his success, so Annette referenced her "mouse ears". This set of Mickey Mouse ears was among Annette's most treasured pieces and served as a tribute and daily reminder of the very beginnings of what became an incredibly successful and life-changing career.

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This red turtleneck, featuring the name of everyone's favorite mouseketeer on the front and Mickey Mouse Club logo on the back, was worn by Annette during the memorable opening "roll-call" sequence of the Mickey Mouse Club 25th Anniversary Television Reunion Special (taped on Stage 2 at the Walt Disney Studio on July 22, 1980 and aired on NBC Nov 23, 1980).

Registration is still open to participate in the upcoming "Collecting Disney" auction HERE

We also encourage you to take the time to browse the full online "Collecting Disney" catalog HERE; featuring all of the many other Annette and Disney related treasures being offered at this extraordinary auction event.

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