Ann-Margret Articles

Bobby Rydell, Ann-Margret, Bye Bye Birdie Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret: Restored BYE BYE BIRDIE Academy Screening Ann-Margret was a sensation at the 1962 Academy Awards ceremony while performing the nominated song "Bachelor in Paradise." The following year, she became a star with the release of George Sidney's musical Bye Bye Birdie. Looking at the picture above (click on the photo to enlarge it), [...]

Bye Bye Birdie lobby card (top); Bobby Rydell, Ann-Margret, Bye Bye Birdie (bottom) A digitally restored print of George Sidney's 1963 Elvis Presley-inspired satirical musical Bye Bye Birdie, starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Bobby Rydell, Maureen Stapleton, Jesse Pearson, and an explosive Ann-Margret, will have its premiere on Wednesday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel [...]

Ken Russell's Tommy: Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey (middle); Daltrey as the deaf/mute/blind pinball-playing Jesus figure and his freak followers Ken Russell's 1975 film from The Who's rock opera Tommy, starring Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, and featuring the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, and Tina Turner, will be screened at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight, May 21, at 7:30 [...]

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2009) Direction: Jodie Markell Screenplay: Tennessee Williams Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Will Patton, Mamie Gummer, Jessica Collins   Bryce Dallas Howard in The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond   A new production of a little-known, decades-old screenplay from a celebrated — indeed, legendary — writer invites cautious response. After all, if a work is [...]