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Karen Pendleton, original Mouseketeer who became advocate for disabled people, dies at 73

It was the height of the baby boomer era when Karen Pendleton and the rest of the Mouseketeers came bounding into living rooms across America, a troupe of bubbly, overly exuberant teens and pre-teens who danced and sang and reminded viewers to make good choices in life.

"The Mickey Mouse Club" was must-watch TV in the 1950s with the after-school set,

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