It was 61 years ago today when Bye Bye Birdie star Ann-Margret started shooting Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley himself.

A couple of years ago she was inducted into the UNLV College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame at the university where a musical number from the movie was shot.

Beforehand, the 83-year-old shared her memories of first meeting The King, who she went on to date for a time.

Speaking previously with Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ann-Margret said that Elvis was a great man and revealed a…