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Bye Bye Birdie
film by Sidney [1963]
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- In George Sidney: Later work
Bye Bye Birdie (1963) was a lively version of the Broadway blockbuster that was inspired by Elvis Presley’s army induction; it starred Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke. Ann-Margret also appeared in Viva Las Vegas (1964), a hugely popular Presley musical; the singer played a cash-strapped…
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role of Leigh
- In Janet Leigh
Later films included Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966), The Fog (1980), and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), in the latter two of which she performed with her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Leigh also made appearances in television series and wrote two novels, House of Destiny (1995)…
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