Bye Bye Birdie was originally titled 'Let's Go Steady' before being renamed after the character Conrad Birdie, a play on the name of Conway Twitty, a real-life rock 'n' roll rival of Elvis Presley.
The 1963 film saw Van Dyke reprise his Tony-winning role Silver Screen Collection/Getty;Columbia Pictures/De Carvalho Collection/Getty Ann-Margret remembered working with Dick Van Dyke on Bye Bye ...
The 1963 film saw Van Dyke reprise his Tony-winning role Ann-Margret remembered working with Dick Van Dyke on Bye Bye Birdie in an exclusive chat with PEOPLE In the film, she played Kim MacAfee and ...