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 73.
Pendleton worked on the Disney series throughout its four-year run on ABC, then entertained generations of children around the world for decades after it played in syndication. She was one of only nine kids that appeared on the program during its entire original airing. The Mickey Mouse Club
when producers approached dancing schools in the Los Angeles area seeking kids to try out for a spot on the show., Pendleton left show business, finished high school, got married, had a daughter in 1973 and divorced in 1981. In 1983, she was involved in an automobile accident that paralyzed her from the waist down. She needed a wheelchair for the rest of her life but returned to school to earn bachelor's and master's degrees.
She also went on to work at a shelter for battered women and became an advocate for those with disabilities as a board member for the California Association of the Physically Handicapped. reunion shows and parades at Disneyland and at fan shows and conventions. "My mom loved her Mouseketeer family," her daughter, Staci, said in a statement. "Getting together with [her co-stars] was always a high point. It gave her the opportunity to relive great memories and to meet so manyfans that watched the show as kids and loved her. Many told her that they named their daughters Karen in her honor."
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