\n\tBidders will also find capes, drapes, peignoirs, jumpsuits, fur coats and red, white and blue ensemble that Ann-Margret wore for a performance at the White House, when President Gerald Ford was honoring the Shah of Iran. As for the decision to sell so many keepsakes, Ann-Margret said in an interview Monday, \u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet \u2014 believe me. I love my work and it\u2019s not work. And I remembered everything that I did wearing those things.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tA patriotic bodysuit worn by the performer for a White House event in 1975.<\/p>\n
\n\tBorn Ann-Margret Olsson in Sweden, the 85-year-old actress grew up in the U.S., and attended Northwestern University, before switching tracks to try to jumpstart a singing career in Las Vegas. Discovered by comedian George Burns, the songstress recalled going to see him at General Service Studios and bringing her pianist, Scott Smith, whom she \u201cwas also dating\u201d at that time. \u201cI did a few songs for him. I think one of them was \u2018Won\u2019t You Come Home Bill Bailey,\u2019 singing a line from the Ella Fitzgerald song \u2018Billy.’\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBurns \u201creally liked me a lot and said, \u2018Hey, do you want to come to Vegas with me to be in my show?\u2019\u201d the performer recalled, imitating his raspy voice. After auditioning in \u201cquite tight\u201d black pants with a powder blue lambswool sweater and later turning up in a suit for the Vegas performance, Burns told her, \u201c\u2019Annie, people don\u2019t want to just hear your voice. They want to see where it\u2019s coming from.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tHer Bob Mackie<\/a> connection was first made, when he was working as an associate costume designer on one of her early films. She went on to do 57 including \u201cBye Bye Birdie,\u201d \u201cKitten With a Whip\u201d and \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d opposite Elvis Presley<\/a>. Director George Sidney was a favorite. While many people still associate her with Presley, she said, \u201cThat\u2019s because there are so many Elvis fans \u2014 zillions of them are out there. They are very interested in our relationship. And I\u2019m a big fan of his.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTurning more serious, she said, \u201cHe was a very dear friend to me. We had a great time together.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDescribing Presley as \u201ca great talent,\u201d Ann-Margret said that away from others he was \u201cvery funny. He loved to tease me, but I teased him right back. He was a good sport about it and he kept on teasing.\u201d Something as simple as orange soda-tinged tongues could make them laugh, she said. \u201cHe did pranks, imitations \u2014 and a lot of what he found funny, I found funny too.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRacking up five Golden Globe awards and six Emmy wins and headlining \u201cThe Ann-Margret Show,\u201d she understood the power of allure and dressed to play up her physique. One of the highlights from the sale will be the off-the-shoulder black lace dress that the actress wore for the 33rd Golden Globes. The presale estimate is $1,000 to $2,000. Another highlight is the black satin and nude silk gown that Ann-Margret wore as a presenter at the 49th annual Academy Awards, and that was later worn by Carpenter in May for Anna Wintour\u2019s pre-Met Gala dinner in May. That style is expected to fetch between $2,000 and $3,000.<\/p>\n \n\tAlthough her bombshell looks were undeniably part of her family, she demurred when asked to what degree that might have been. \u201cWell, that is not for me to say. You would have to ask some gentlemen what they liked about whatever outfit I was wearing,\u2019\u201d she said. Ann-Margret became a bombshell in her era. She also had a RCA record deal and topped the charts with songs like \u201cI Just Don\u2019t Understand.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tA Bob Mackie gown that was worn by Ann-Margret.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Courtesy<\/p>\n \n\tAnn-Margret is also parting with a nude silk jersey and sequined gown with a peach-colored, pleated overlay. Bidding will start at $2,000 for that one. A bugle-beaded dress that she wore for live performances has a presale estimate of $1,000 to $2,000. Mackie and Nolan Miller remain two of her favorite designers.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a 1971 interview, she told WWD, \u201cI want to make people feel emotions \u2014 sadness, passion, happiness. I know my capabilities. I\u2019m a singer, dancer, actress\u2026very emotional, very sensitive and very easily hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHer appreciation for fashion was detailed in a 1987 interview with WWD. Reluctant to name favorite designers and boutiques for fear of insulting others, the actress spoke of her fondness for cashmere. While earning $98 a week singing in hotel lounges as a 16-year-old, she bought her first outfit \u2014 a red pencil skirt with long-sleeved crewneck sweater.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe auction will also include scripts from some of Ann-Margret\u2019s notable roles like her debut in \u201cPocketful of Miracles\u201d with Bette Davis. The lifelong motorcyclist will also be selling her custom pink 1997 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883. At the age of 6, she first rode a motorcycle with her uncle Calle in the Swedish village of Valsjobyn. \u201cI was a goner. I really loved it. It was exciting and huge and I flipped out,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThe actress\u2019 1887 custom Harley Davidson motorycle.<\/p>\n \n\tOften traveling for autograph shows and awards events including Chita Rivera Awards on May 18 in New York City, and another honor in April for her longtime support of American service members through overseas performances for the United Service Organizations. Asked about current cultural shifts, the actress said she is most interested in the range of jobs that women now work in. Artificial intelligence\u2019s chipping away at entertainment industry jobs is something that she \u201cdoes not think is nice or appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLooking back at her career, she said, \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed every moment of it. All that has happened is unbelievable to me. All of this is just overwhelming to me. I am greatly appreciative.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe only child of an electrician father and homemaker mother, the performer said her parents did so much for her and she treasured having been able to give them their first home in Los Angeles. They provided, but \u201cdid not push\u201d dancing \u2014 ballet, modern and tap \u2014 lessons and singing ones, she said. More than anything, Ann-Margret wants people to know that she loves what she\u2019s doing and with whatever she\u2019s doing, she \u201cputs everything into it. I never just phone in something.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAsked about current musicians, the mother of three stepchildren said, \u201cI like to see people enjoying themselves when they\u2019re performing. I\u2019m happy for them, because they\u2019re doing what they love.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs for the secret of Ann-Margret\u2019s success, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s always in the eye of the beholder. I\u2019m just overwhelmed by the love that I have received through the years. It makes me very happy. And I am just so happy that I was able to give my parents a new home and give my mother a new car, after all the things that they did for me. 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