HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: Ann-Margret speaks during a Q+A at Cinelounge Theatres and Cleopatra Records present special Valentine’s Day screening of the classic musical “Bye Bye Birdie” at The Montalban on February 14, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Famed entertainer Ann-Margret has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from UNLV. She told graduates at Saturday’s commencement ceremony inside a packed Thomas & Mack Center of her collegiate background which was one year at Northwestern. The Swedish-born singer, dancer and actress went off to join the Suttletones music act at the Dunes Lounge in Nevada in 1960. Four years later, she co-starred with Elvis Presley in the hit movie “Viva Las Vegas.” The two performed the wild “C’mon Everybody” number at UNLV’s gymnasium/dance studio set, with the “University of Nevada” sign in the background. That space is now UNLV’s Barrick Museum of Art. Ann-Margret says Las Vegas has been her home away from home since the 1970s and she loves the city.
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