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
Graceland is not just the iconic home and place of rest for Elvis Presley and his close family. It is also a place of pilgrimage for millions of fans worldwide. Upon the deaths of her great-grandmother Minnie Mae and grandfather Vernon, Lisa Marie Presley became the sole heir in 1979. When she died in January … Read more
Looking at the lovely picture below you might be forgiven for thinking it’s a lovely shot of Elvis Presley and his future wife Priscilla Presley. It’s actually The King with brunette beauty Joan Blackman. They starred together in two films, Blue Hawaii and Kid Galahad, and engaged in a passionate affair. Indeed, Elvis hoped to … Read more
Priscilla and Elvis cut the cake at their wedding 1967 (Image: GETTY) Elvis Presley said the two magical and binding traditional words to Priscilla at a wedding that seemed like a fairytale from the pictures beamed around the world. The reality was a rapid eight-minute ceremony attended by only 14 guests (leaving many close friends … Read more
Elvis Presley finally married long-term girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu 57 years ago today on May 1, 1967, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Nine months to the day afterwards, the King’s only child Lisa Marie was born. Yet it wasn’t an easy ride early on in the marriage for the 21-year-old bride wed to the … Read more
Fun in Acapulco: Elvis Presley stars in 1963 trailer In the early 60s, Ursula Andress sizzled her way across the big screen after making a bikini-clad splash as the first iconic Bond Girl in the original 007 movie Bond film, Dr No. Filmmakers scrambled to capitalise on the beach beauty and she was immediately chosen … Read more
Elvis Presley stars in trailer for 1956 film Love Me Tender Elvis Presley is enjoying another spectacular surge in popularity following Baz Luhrman’s biopic and now the new Sophia Coppola film, Priscilla, based on his wife’s autobiography Elvis and Me. Fans aren’t just desperate for the music and tangled personal lives of The King and … Read more
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