RIP Doreen Tracey (Original Mouseketeer)

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I'm sad to see this article. I'm so glad I was able to see the Mouseketeers at the 2015 D23 Expo

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/original-mouseketeer-doreen-tracey-died-74/story?id=52294960

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Doreen Tracey at the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center

Doreen Tracey, one of the original Mouseketeers, died on Wednesday, a publicist for Disney confirmed to ABC News.

The performer had been suffering from pneumonia, a complication from a two-year cancer battle.

She was 74 years old.

"Our Dodo, as we lovingly nicknamed her, always had a smile on her face," fellow Mouseketeer Tommy Cole said. "She never failed to make us all feel good and we will miss her."

Born in London, Tracey moved to the United States when she was a child, and her father opened a dance studio in Hollywood. Her background in dance led her to an audition for "The Mickey Mouse Club," which she landed around the age of 12. She later appeared in the Disney film "Westward Ho, the Wagons!" and toured Australia with the Mouseketeers.

As she got older, Tracey visited military bases in South Vietnam and Thailand with her own act before taking a job with Warner Brothers. There, she worked as a publicist for musician Frank Zappa, among other roles.

Tracey is survived by her son, Bradley, and two grandchildren, Gavin and Autumn.

Doreen Tracey at the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

 

[L&Lfan]

I remember her nude spreads in Gallery magazine in the '70s and remember thinking how sad she felt the need to do that (wearing mouse ears, no less), to get attention back then. But many female stars felt posing was gonna jump start their careers around then. (I'm thinking Dana Plato and the Waltons girls for starters.)

 

[Micca]

I remember her nude spreads in Gallery magazine in the '70s and remember thinking how sad she felt the need to do that (wearing mouse ears, no less), to get attention back then. But many female stars felt posing was gonna jump start their careers around then. (I'm thinking Dana Plato and the Waltons girls for starters.)

The magazine thing was new to me, so naturally I had to Google it. What I found was actually a rundown of the original Mouseketeers and a short bio of where they ended up in life. It seems that Doreen had some tough times, as is the case with many child actors. May she rest in peace.

 

[Kitty 34]

RIP Doreen. You and the others were such a part of my life when I was young.