Always read Ann Margeret but always hear Ann Margrock. (Dang you, Flintstones!)
Ann Margret did an awesome job as Nora Walker, Tommy’s mother, in The Who’s ‘Tommy’.
Met her in 1980, she was stunning!
As a vet from that time, Ann Margaret is more than just a picture and a walk through.
From a Viet Nam veterans’ wife:
Richard, (my husband), never really talked a lot about his time in Viet Nam other than he had been shot by a sniper. However, he had a rather grainy, 8 x 10 black & white photo he had taken at a USO show of Ann Margaret with Bob Hope in the background that was one of his treasures. A few years ago, Ann Margaret was doing a book signing at a local bookstore. Richard wanted to see if he could get her to sign the treasured photo so he arrived at the bookstore at 12 o’clock for the 7:30 signing. When I got there after work, the line went all the way around the bookstore, circled the parking lot, and disappeared behind a parking garage.
Before her appearance, bookstore employees announced that she would sign only her book and no memorabilia would be permitted. Richard was disappointed, but wanted to show her the photo and let her know how much those shows meant to lonely GI’s so far from home.
Ann Margaret came out looking as beautiful as ever and, as 2nd in line, it was soon Richard’s turn. He presented the book for her signature and then took out the photo. When he did, there were many shouts from the employees that she would not sign it. Richard said, “I understand. I just wanted her to see it”.
She took one look at the photo, tears welled up in her eyes and she said, “This is one of my gentlemen from Viet Nam and I most certainly will sign his photo. I know what these men did for their country and I always have time for “my gentlemen”. With that, she pulled Richard across the table and planted a big kiss on him. She then made quite a to do about the bravery of the young men she met over the years, how much she admired them, and how much she appreciated them. There weren’t too many dry eyes among those close enough to hear. She then posed for pictures and acted as if he was the only one there.
Later at dinner, Richard was very quiet. When I asked if he’d like to talk about it, my big strong husband broke down in tears. “That’s the first time anyone ever thanked me for my time in the Army”, he said.
Richard, like many others, came home to people who spit on him and shouted ugly things at him. That night was a turning point for him. He walked a little straighter and, for the first time in years, was proud to have been a Vet. I’ll never forget Ann Margaret for her graciousness and how much that small act of kindness meant to my husband.
Too many times we find actors and actresses to be self centered and not caring about the people they come in contact with. But when it comes to grace and feelings, she is one of the best.
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Meh. But it was a pretty interesting role on SVU, especially since they had other actresses from the past, including Susan Anton and Morgan Fairchild, but I think Jaclyn Smith blew them all out of the water. She should get her own show.
Viva Ann-Margaret.
Those Swedish are hip, I really dig those styles they wear.
Awesome whether as a dancing 60s sex kitten, or as Melba in, “The Cincinnati Kid”. Great role for her.
Act. Sing. Dance. Model. She had it all, and was decent as well.
The best film: Magic
That's cash flow.
I saw her decades ago on Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour! Yes, I am that old! Loved her ever since.