Bobby Rydell, Pop Singer and Star of ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 79
Bobby Rydell, the pop singer and actor best known for his role as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday, a spokesperson confirmed to Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV. He was 79. According to a statement posted to Rydell’s official Facebook page, the Philadelphia native died at Jefferson Hospital in his hometown from pneumonia…
