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Doreen Tracey: The Mickey Mouse Club #7

Doreen Tracey: The Mickey Mouse Club #7

Doreen Tracey was a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club TV show. She appeared on all three seasons of the original show. She went on to have a brief career in TV guest spots on other shows, and as the lead singer of a band that toured American military bases in Vietnam. She did some other interesting and even eyebrow-raising things after her time as a Mouseketeer, too.

Echoes-from-Yesteryears

Echoes from Yesteryears

Antique stores are like hidden treasure troves filled with relics from times gone by, waiting to be discovered. Among these treasures are old postcards, sometimes forgotten in dusty bins or hidden in untidy corners. Though they may seem like simple pieces of cardboard, each postcard holds its own unique stories and memories. So, take a moment to relax and let go of the hustle and bustle of daily...

Annette Funicello: The Mickey Mouse Club #3

Annette Funicello: The Mickey Mouse Club #3

Annette Funicello is perhaps the best known of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club TV show. In addition to being a Mouseketeer and appearing in guest spots in several Disney movies and TV shows, she also had a career as a singer, and as the popular star of a series of beach movies in the 1960s. This is Annette’s intriguing stardom story.

Walt Disney Inspirations: Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks: Disney Inspirations

Ub Iwerks is known as an instrumental player in making the Walt Disney Company what it is today, and he was with the company from the beginning. In fact, he and Walt Disney were friends long before there was a Walt Disney Company, being young animators together in the emerging industry. Here is his story.