{"id":35304,"date":"2025-03-23T04:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T04:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=35304"},"modified":"2025-03-23T04:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T04:30:59","slug":"ann-margret-cared-for-her-husband-his-death-broke-her-heart-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=35304","title":{"rendered":"Ann-Margret cared for her husband \u2013 his death broke her heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for her fiery beauty and undeniable talent, she captured\u00a0hearts\u00a0on and off the screen, famously dating Elvis Presley and standing out as one of the few Hollywood stars who truly supported our Vietnam troops.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, despite her iconic career and public admiration, she believes her greatest achievement lies elsewhere\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s my deep connection to Sweden, but I must say Ann-Margret is a personal favorite. She\u2019s simply incredible and all her work speaks for itself. With her delightful humor and genuine charm, she continues to captivate and inspire.<\/p>\n<p>And her timeless beauty is natural and unpretentious, unlike so many in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as last year, the Swedish-American actress and singer released her debut rock album,\u00a0<em>Born to Be Wild<\/em>, as reported by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>To say that Ann-Margret has experienced it all would be an understatement. The iconic, two-time Oscar nominee, born up north in Sweden, made her mark with memorable roles in the 1960s classics\u00a0<em>Bye Bye Birdie<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Viva Las Vegas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You can read about her electric romance with Elvis Presley here, but the truth is, he was never the man of her\u00a0life.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-meeting-roger-smith\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Roger Smith<\/h2>\n<p>Even though she dated stars like Eddie Fisher and Elvis Presley, it was Roger Smith who ultimately won Ann-Margret\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p>The strikingly handsome, dark-haired actor had made a name for himself with standout roles in hits like\u00a0<em>77 Sunset Strip<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Mister Roberts<\/em>. As a quintessential Hollywood heartthrob, he was used to effortlessly winning over women.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-122165\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyspire.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-109249371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swedish Actress, Ann-margret Singer and Dancer, 01.05.1967. (Photo by Avalon\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Ann-Margret was not easily swayed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery other woman I met was falling all over me,\u201d he remembered. \u201cBut this innocent, fresh-faced beauty only spoke to me when I spoke to her and the rest of the time ignored me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple first crossed paths in the 1960s, naturally meeting through their Hollywood careers. However, it wasn\u2019t until 1965 that they began dating seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Some reports suggest that Roger initially invited the Swedish star to one of his performances at a San Francisco club. But he also had another trick up his sleeve.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-155336\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyspire.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smith12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"957\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wikipedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He knew that Ann-Margret was a passionate motorcycle enthusiast. She loved riding and had several bikes at home, along with an entire wardrobe of motorcycle gear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhen I first started going out with her, there were a lot of guys hanging around. But they didn\u2019t ride motorcycles. So I figured if I had one, it would help. So I bought one and we went out ridning together. It helped,\u201d he told NEA.<\/p>\n<p>By their third date, Ann-Margret was certain that Roger Smith was the man she had always been searching for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew he would protect me. I knew that I could depend on him. I sensed it completely,\u201d she told People in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known for her fiery beauty and undeniable talent, she captured\u00a0hearts\u00a0on and off the screen, famously dating Elvis Presley and standing out as one of the few Hollywood&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ann-Margret cared for her husband \u2013 his death broke her heart - Usa Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=35304\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ann-Margret cared for her husband \u2013 his death broke her heart - 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