Hollywood’s Golden Age Celebrities Who Are Still Alive And Thriving

Published on 05/26/2019
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Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King won the now-famous “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973. She was pitted against another tennis legend, Bobby Riggs. Her win shot her to fame and earned her a fortune. She became the very first female athlete to publicly admit that she was gay in 1981. She then divorced Larry King in 1987. King was also inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Her famous match in 1973 will be portrayed in a movie with Emma Stone as King.

Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

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Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret became famous in her performance as Kim Mcafee in the movie adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie. Until now, she is still very much active in Hollywood. She portrayed Annie in the movie Going in Style, starring with Morgan Freeman. In 2018, she played Barbara in Papa. Ann-Margret has been nominated in the Grammy Awards.

Ann Margret

Ann-Margret

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