Elvis Presley first meeting with Ann-Margret 'captured her heart'
By the time 1964 rolled around Elvis Presley was becoming renowned for starring in several films a year that involved his unique and popular singing voice. To complete the films, the star was almost always paired up with an actress his character would inevitably fall in love with. But it was 1964’s Viva Las Vegas which saw the King of Rock and Roll actually falling in love with his co-star, Ann-Margret. Writing in her autobiography, My Story, the Swedish-American actress described the memorable first meeting she shared with Elvis for the movie.
Ann-Margret and Elvis first met at a soundstage before the filming began.
This meeting was to ensure there was some chemistry between the two stars – and there were heaps of it.
She wrote in her memoir: “Except for a piano, the MGM soundstage where Elvis and I met was empty. In the background, a few of his guys hung around observing their boss, a ritual I would soon come to expect.
“Under the watchful gaze of director George Sidney, a studio photographer snapped shots of what the film company executives figured would be a historic moment.”
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