Karen Pendleton, one of the original Mouseketeers on Disney’s The Mickey Mouse Club, died of a heart attack on Sunday in Fresno, Calif. She was 73. Author and Disney historian Lorraine Santoli ...

Pendleton's daughter, Staci, released a statement: “My mom loved her Mouseketeer family. Getting together with [her co-stars] was always a high point. It gave her the opportunity to relive great ...

Karen Pendleton, one of the original Mouseketeers on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” died from a heart attack on Sunday in Fresno, Calif. She was 73. Disney historian and author Lorraine Santoli made the ...

WASHINGTON — Karen Pendleton was known as one of the original Mouseketeers on the famous Disney show. Pendleton was among the youngest of the children on The Mickey Mouse Club. According to The ...

Karen Pendleton joined the cast as one of the youngest members and remained a regular for the entire show's run on ABC from 1955-1959 Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE.

Karen Pendleton, one original Mouseketeers from The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s, died Sunday of a heart attack in Fresno, CA. She was 73. Author and Disney historian Lorraine Santoli announced the ...

Karen Pendleton, one of the original Mouseketeers on “Mickey Mouse Club,” died of a heart attack in Fresno, Calif. on Sunday. She was 73. Pendleton appeared on the classic children’s television series ...