They were together for three years before breaking up in 1967. Viva Las Vegas, starring Ann-Margret Olsson and Elvis Presley, featured an affair between the two. According to her autobiography, My Story, the main attraction that drew her to Presley was the fact that he was a pioneer.
Ann-Margret was the only person from Elvis' Hollywood days that attended his funeral.
Ann-Margret never mentioned any kind of proposal in her memoir, but his getting on his knees is quite telling. The pair parted as friends, Elvis watched her show and sent her a bouquet of flowers in the shape of a guitar every day she performed.
Presley was found unresponsive at Graceland, his Memphis mansion, around 2:30 p.m., The New York Times reported. His then-fiancee Ginger Alden found Presley lying unconscious on the floor of the master suite bathroom, according to PBS. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m.
Elvis was romantically linked to several women, but Priscilla Presley was his true love. They were only married for six years, from 1967 to 1973. The good times didn't last forever, to say the least, but Priscilla remains the keeper of Elvis' legacy.
Shooting of 'Viva Las Vegas' finshed on September 16, but both stars continued to see each other, as much in love as ever. Elvis started to give Ann-Margret childish nick-names, a typical sign of his warm feelings: Rusty (her name in the film), Thumper, Scoobie, Bunny. They lived only for the moment and for each other.
Smith signs Ann-Margret\'s cast, 1972. This year marks their 50th anniversary. Over their decades together, the business and marital partners have leaned on each other during trying times marked by substance abuse, life-altering injury, and chronic illness. (They have no children together.)
On Sunday, September 10, 1972, while performing at Lake Tahoe, she fell 22 feet (6.7 meters) from an elevated platform to the stage and suffered injuries including a broken left arm, cheekbone, and jawbone.
The problem is, Elvis is buried between his grandmother, Minnie Mae, and his father, Vernon Presley. Elvis' mother, Gladys Presley, Lisa Marie and her son, Benjamin, who died in 2020, are also buried at the Meditation Garden.
Who attended Elvis Presley's funeral? An estimated 200 people attended Elvis' funeral, including his close friends and family. Many stars were at the funeral, including: John Wayne, Burt Reynolds, George Hamilton, Ann-Margret and Caroline Kennedy. Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' long time manager was also there.
Hospital officials said a statement on the condition of the 31‐year‐old actress‐dancer would not be made until later.
His health declined, and in 1980, according to wife Ann-Margret, he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease. His condition went into remission in 1985. Following his retirement from performing, he managed his wife's career and produced her popular Las Vegas stage shows.
Swedish dancer, singer and actress Ann Margret has an estimated net worth of $20 million. She is best recognized for her appearances in Viva Las Vegas, Tommy, Carnal Knowledge, The Cincinnati Kid and Bye Bye Birdie. As a singer, Margret has released a total of 14 albums which spawned several popular singles.
Ann-Margret explained that her loving relationship with Elvis ultimately ended because of forces out of her control. She wrote: "There were other factors in Elvis's life that forced him apart from me, and I understood them. Elvis had always been honest with me, but still, it was a confusing situation."
“I'm not really sure why I was so calm about meeting 'the King,'” Ann-Margret noted. “After all, this was Elvis, a man who had captured the heart of almost every woman in America. Little did I know he would soon capture mine.”
Priscilla was asked on her official Facebook: “Did Elvis ever call you and Lisa Marie by other names? Nicknames?” To which The King's former wife revealed: “He would call me 'Little One' and her 'Yittle'.
While his gorgeous locks of jet-black hair that perfectly complement Elvis Presley's eye color of striking ice blue helped him seduce any woman possible, it's surprising to know that The King of Rock' n' Roll was actually born a natural blonde. He started dying his hair black from a very early age.
Elvis held Roy Orbison is very high regard, publicly stating that Roy had ' most perfect voice' and referring to him as the 'greatest singer in the world' during one of his Vegas concerts.
Long after that Elvis would always send Ann-Margret flowers in the shape of a guitar whenever she opened her show. "Thumper" was Ann-Margret's code name when she called Graceland. Ann-Margret was Elvis' favorite co-star.
She started her career in the entertainment industry in the year 1961, she has worked in acting and singing for 70 years. Though she faced a tragedy on 10th September 1972 when she met with an accident.
From its jazzy, finger-snapping theme by Mack David and Jerry Livingston to the teen idol popularity of Byrnes' character, 77 Sunset Strip captured the cultural zeitgeist of the era during its six-season run from 1958-64. Ironically, the 77 address didn't exist as Sunset Boulevard has only four-digit street numbers.