Aside from being a music icon, Elvis Presley was also a movie star who was a big fan of Hollywood films. According to his ex-wife Priscilla Presley, some of his favourite movies included It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Mr Skeffington, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Wuthering Heights and Fredric March’s Les Misérables. … Read more
One of Elvis Presley’s most famous movies has to be 1957’s Jailhouse Rock, which is on BBC Two today. The film saw The King play Vince Everett, who was sentenced to prison for manslaughter before rising to fame as a musician. His co-star was Judy Tyler, who played Peggy Van Alden, a music promoter who … Read more
Elvis Presley and The Beatles are two of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time and the five men once hung out together on August 27, 1965, 59 years ago today. The incredible encounter took place at The King’s Los Angeles home on Perugia Way in Bel Air, when the Fab Four arrived around … Read more
Following Elvis Presley’s sudden death of a heart attack at just 42 on August 16, 1977, 80,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis to witness the journey his casket would take from Graceland to Forest Hill Cemetery to be buried two days later. The King’s pallbearers at his funeral on August 18 were Billy Smith, … Read more
As for the last book The King read, he’d taken it to the bathroom for reading on the toilet since he suffered from constipation. Around lunchtime on August 16, Elvis tragically suffered a fatal heart attack and was found collapsed dead on the floor. According to his last girlfriend Ginger Alden, who found his corpse: … Read more
Elvis Presley’s home has been open to the public as a museum for over 40 years, but nobody is allowed upstairs. That is unless you are Priscilla Presley, his granddaughter Riley Keough or someone with special permission like Graceland’s Vice President of Archives and Exhibits Angie Marchese. Even when Elvis first moved into Graceland back … Read more
Elvis Presley died at the age of just 42 on August 16, 1977 after suffering a heart attack while reading on the toilet upstairs at Graceland. The world was in shock at such an unexpected tragedy, yet it turns out a makeup artist could tell by his skin that he was destined for an untimely death. … Read more
On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died upstairs at Graceland of a heart attack, when he was just 42 years old. It’s been 47 years since The King’s last moments, but his legacy lives on through his unbeaten solo music career and back catalogue of Hollywood movies. Elvis Week 2024 is currently taking place at Graceland … Read more
Elvis Presley dated former Miss Tennessee model Linda Thompson from 1972-76, during which she lived with The King at Graceland. Now 74, the star’s old flame has returned to Memphis Mansion for Elvis Week celebrations. Posting new photos of herself inside the house, Linda highlighted her own influences on Graceland and posted some vintage snaps … Read more
Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston were two of America’s biggest singers ever. But did you know the incredible links between the two late stars? Back in 1963, Whitney’s mother Cissy Houston became part of a backing singer group called The Sweet Inspirations who performed around the USA with some huge headliners like Aretha Franklin and … Read more
