Do you remember Mouseketeer Dennis Day? An original member of Disney’s breakout television show The Mickey Mouse Club, Day went missing in Oregon in 2018. His body was found nine months later. Alta Journal contributor Ruby McConnell exhaustively researched Day’s fleeting brush with fame and the many struggles that followed. She joins us to examine how Day’s story, which took a very different turn from those of fellow Mouseketeers like Annette Funicello and Ryan Gosling, offers an important and fascinating look at the life of a former child star—cut short by his mysterious death.
About the guest:
Ruby McConnell is a writer and geologist who focuses on the intersection of the natural world and human experience. She is the author of the critically acclaimed outdoor series A Woman’s Guide to the Wild, A Girl’s Guide to the Wild, and its companion activity book for young adventurers and of Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life, which was a finalist for the 2020 Oregon Book Awards. She lives and writes in the heart of Oregon country. You can almost always find her in the woods. She's on X at @RubyGoneWild.
