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Elvis Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was born in a two-room house built by his father, grandfather, and uncle. Michael Ochs Archives - Getty Images
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Love (née Smith) and Vernon Presley. [8] [9] Elvis' twin Jesse Garon was delivered 35 minutes before, stillborn. [10] Presley became close to both parents, especially his mother.
Elvis' father Vernon increasingly distrusted and disliked many members of the Memphis Mafia as Elvis' financial condition deteriorated in 1972. Presley's rapid financial deterioration was partly a result of his divorce from Priscilla , which was finalized on October 9, 1973, as well as Colonel Tom Parker 's exorbitant percentage of Presley's ...
The film co-starred Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee and Dick Sargent, [1] and featured Presley's father Vernon in an uncredited cameo. Several of Presley's Memphis Mafia friends, such as Red West and Joe Esposito, also appeared. [1] Released on October 23, 1968, the film failed to impress most critics. [1]
Thanks to Elvis’ aversion to cash and his father Vernon’s meticulous record-keeping, the operators of Graceland say they have an extraordinary window into his purchases and day-to-day activities.
After Vernon died in 1979, Priscilla Presley, Elvis' ex-wife served as an executor to the estate, along with National Bank of Commerce in Memphis and Joseph Hanks, Elvis' longtime accountant.
Elvis and Vernon were deeply upset by her death, with Elvis "sobbing and crying hysterically," [8] and eyewitnesses relate that he was "grieving almost constantly" for days. [9] During and shortly after the funeral, Judy Spreckels and Nick Adams , Presley's best friends at that time, attempted to comfort the singer.
Although a resident of Indiana, Lyons is a member of the Blue Moon of Kentucky Elvis fan club, headed by Betty Jean Scoggins, 68, who has expanded the Presley vigil tradition beyond Graceland: She ...