Sad news about Elvis Presley’s greatest love
In the 1964 movie Viva Las Vegas, Ann-Margret played Elvis Presley’s sweetheart, for which she is best known. However, a “devastating” fall she experienced shortly after necessitated major facial surgery.
Ann-Margret, a Swedish-American actress who won over audiences in 1964’s Viva Las Vegas as Rusty Martin opposite Elvis Presley, had a dramatic fall from grace shortly after. The actress received a “devastating facial injury in 1972 when Ann-Margret fell 22 feet during a performance at a Lake Tahoe casino,” claims Showbiz CheatSheet.
The New York Times reported that Ann Margret underwent face fracture surgery on September 14, 1972.
According to the newspaper, “Ann-Margret underwent facial surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center after suffering significant injuries in a fall from a stage platform.”
“The procedure lasted around three hours. Officials from the hospital stated that they would not comment on the 31-year-old actress and dancer until later.
“Ann-Margret fell from a 22-foot platform just before her performance at a Lake Tahoe casino on Sunday, suffering multiple facial fractures, a concussion, a fractured jaw, and a broken arm.”
Even allegations that the actress had fractured her kneecap due to the event were later refuted.
In a 1983 interview, Ann-Margret recalled how her husband, Roger Smith, insisted on flying her to Los Angeles for oral surgery to repair the serious damage and preserve her renowned beauty.
The actress said that Elvis had supported her during this trying time in her 1994 autobiography Ann-Margret: My Story.
According to rumors, the two were dating as Viva Las Vegas was being shot.
She said he had already brought her flowers even though they had already moved on and split up a few years before.
One evening while they were in Las Vegas, he requested to see her in her suite.
He was pretty interested in my recovery and the accident, Ann-Margret says.
Elvis once observed, “It was so easy for us to sink back into the closeness we’d always loved.”
In an interview with Roger Ebert, Ann-Margret claimed she received “thousands of letters” as she recovered.
Because facial surgery is an effective procedure, the NHS warns that plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgery “has an associated risk.”
According to the NHS, “the size of the affected region, the surgeon’s experience, and the patient’s general condition all affect the degree of danger.”
“While specific procedures may carry particular risks, discomfort, and suffering are frequent worries.”
