Original mousketeer Cheryl Holdridge has passed away.

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Posted: 1/10/09 at 11:12am

For those of you who grew up watching the old B&W Mickey Mouse Club, either first-run or in reruns like me, this made my heart sink.





Cheryl Holdridge died on Jan. 5th, at the age of 64, from lung cancer. As a mouseketeer, she was second in popularity (and fan mail) only to Annette.

After her Mickey Mouse Club days, she also guest-starred on many TV shows, including a 2-year stint as Wally Cleaver's girlfriend on Leave It To Beaver.

But what I never knew was that she was married to Lance Reventlow, Barbara Hutton's son, from 1964 (when she retired from acting) until his death from a plane crash in 1972.

Cheryl was known for her smile. There's a big article in today's L.A. Times with very nice photos.

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Posted: 1/10/09 at 11:18am

EDIT. Sorry!

Updated On: 1/10/09 at 11:18 AM

[kec]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 11:19am

I used to watch the MMC reruns, and after Annette, Cheryl was one I remembered as well. My sympathies to her family and friends.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 11:31am

Those kids had talent! Here's Cheryl and the rest, hoofing away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7scewMMJ3BU&feature=related

[kec]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 11:54am

They did indeed. Wish I could do that!

I have to confess, when I saw the "headline" on aol, my first thought was Annette, as I believe she has been in poor health of late.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 1:04pm

Annette is in very poor health and hasn't been able to speak or make public appearances for some time now. So sad.

[artscallion]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 5:01pm

Doesn't Annette have something like Muscular Dystrophy?

I'd give good cash money if Disney would air the original Mickey Mouse Club and The Wonderful World of Disney again. I remember particularly loving the nature documentaries. I can't find them on DVD.

But... http://tinyurl.com/7dqsx6

Time to switch our Mouska-dial
To the right and the left
with a great big smile.

This is the way
we get to see
a mouse cartoon for you and me.

Meeseka!
Mooseka!
Mousekateer!
Mouse cartoon time now is here!

Today's mouse cartoon is...


The Lonesome Ghosts

[Mamie]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 5:20pm

I'm feeling about a hundred years old right now.

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 1/10/09 at 5:25pm

I remember when I was little they would have these rerun very late at night on Disney. I used to stay up and watch MMC all the time. I always thought Cheryl was so pretty, she passed away young. RIP =[