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Melungeon (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ n dʒ ən / mə-LUN-jən) (sometimes also spelled Malungean, Melangean, Melungean, Melungin [3]) was a slur [4] historically applied to individuals and families of mixed-race ancestry with roots in colonial Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina primarily descended from free people of color and white settlers.
Elvis Aaron Presley [a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the " King of Rock and Roll ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century .
Elvis before meeting President Richard Nixon in 1970, a White House photograph by photographer Ollie Atkins [1] Sightings of the American singer Elvis Presley have been reported following his death in 1977. The conspiracy theory that Elvis did not die and instead went into hiding was popularized by Gail Brewer-Giorgio and other authors.
The files deal with the moral panic of the time of sexual drives of the American youth being aroused beyond normality by Elvis Presley. In a letter to J. Edgar Hoover dated May 16, 1956, for instance, a purported former member of the Army Intelligence Service states that Presley is a "definite danger to the security of the United States" because he had driven girls and boys mad.
Following the passing of Elvis Presley, his only daughter, Lisa Marie, was named the sole beneficiary of his massive estate. In 1982, the family announced that Elvis’ beloved Graceland would ...
Stay Away, Joe is a 1968 American comedy western film with musical interludes, set in modern times and starring Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado and Thomas Gomez. Directed by Peter Tewksbury , the film is based on the 1953 satirical farce novel of the same name by Dan Cushman.
The Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno, now 92, dated the late Tinseltown legend Marlon Brando, who cheated on her, so she sought revenge by dating Elvis Presley (who died in 1977).
7 p.m. Jan. 6, Graceland Soundstage, Elvis Presley's Memphis. In 1969, Elvis returned to the live stage and Las Vegas where he broke attendance records and performed more than 600 shows.