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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Ann-Margret

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Ann-Margret is your classic triple threat: she can sing, dance, and act. And she just turned 85 years young! When she joined us on the show back in 2023, she had just released an album called Born To Be Wild. She invited us to her home to chat about the record, her iconic Hollywood career, and much more.

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0:00.0

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of Maximumne. Anne Margaret is a classic triple threat. An old school

0:31.6

dyed in the wool entertainer with a capital E. She sings, she dances, she acts, she's also

0:38.1

legendarily beautiful. And maybe most remarkable of all, she has been a star for more than

0:44.3

six decades. Folks, this is a legend. Anne Margaret started singing when she was around

0:50.0

eight years old at birthday parties and family get-togethers. At 16, she got her first paid gig.

0:56.0

She performed with a band that toured around the Midwest. When she was still a teenager, she was

1:00.7

discovered by George Burns. George Burns! He put her in his act in Las Vegas. She got a record

1:07.3

deal, then a movie deal. The rest is history. Anne Margaret has appeared in more than 50 films and released over a dozen albums.

1:15.2

She has starred in movies and musicals alongside Elvis Presley, Dick Van Dyke, and Queen Latifah, among others.

1:21.7

She's won five Golden Globe Awards, six Emmys, and has had two Oscar nominations.

1:27.8

Last month, Anne Margaret celebrated her 85th birthday, and even today, she can't stop moving.

1:33.6

When I talked with her in 2023, she had just cut her 14th album, Born to Be Wild.

1:39.6

Here's a highlight, a cover of the Everly Brothers classic, Bye Bye Bye Love.

1:45.9

Bye, Love. Bye-bye love.

1:48.8

Bye-bye happiness.

1:51.9

Hello, loneliness.

1:54.3

I think I'm going to cry.

1:57.1

Bye, bye, love.

2:00.0

Bye-bye, sweet caress.

2:03.2

Hello, emptiness.

2:05.6

I feel like I could die.

2:08.1

Bye, bye, bye, my love, goodbye.

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