During her time with Disney, Kern was presented with the Mousecar Award, as well as the key to Fantasyland, according to her family Bonni Lou Kern, one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse ...

“The Mickey Mouse Club” first premiered in October 1955 under the leadership of the one and only Walt Disney. The long-lasting variety show served as incubator for more than a few major future stars ...

"The Mickey Mouse Club" featured a gaggle of future stars. Where are they now? Jan. 18, 2008 — -- It's served as the jumping off point for so many stars: "The Mickey Mouse Club," Disney's variety ...

Karen Pendleton, one of the original Mouseketeers on 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' died from a heart attack on Sunday in Fresno, California, Disney historian and author Lorraine Santoli announced. She was ...

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.