BYE BYE BIRDIE

Screenplay by Michael Stewart and Irving Brecher
Directed by George Sidney

Janet Leigh
Dick Van Dyke
Ann-Margret

Premiere date: April 4, 1963
NR

When teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie gets drafted, a songwriter and his long-suffering girlfriend organize a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl will give Birdie a farewell smooch live on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Kim McAfee is the anointed teen, and her small Ohio town goes gaga when Birdie shows up.

2 Academy Award Nominations
Best Score
Best Sound