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Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997) [1] was a Dutch-American talent manager and concert promoter, best known as the manager of Elvis Presley. Parker was born in the Netherlands and entered the United States illegally when he was 20 years old. He adopted a new name and claimed to ...
It’s fair to say that the curiosity of more than a few people was piqued by Tom Hanks’ portrayal of Elvis Presley’s career-long manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in the Austin Butler-starring ...
Elvis Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977. That event has not kept him off the front page, off the Billboard charts or off the movie and television screen. 45 Elvis events in the 45 years since the ...
Headlines about how lascivious early Elvis was sold concert tickets. When Parker crony Gabe Tucker threw a magazine piece on the Colonel’s desk that insinuated that Elvis was gay, Parker didn ...
Elvis Presley's two year active duty service obligation, March 24, 1958. On January 8, 1956, Presley became eligible to be drafted into the military at 21. Colonel Tom Parker, Presley's manager, was well aware of his client's draft status and how it could affect his career. [3]
The album was the idea of Colonel Tom Parker, Presley's manager. Parker wished to release an Presley album through Boxcar Records, a company that he formed to manage Presley's commercial rights, [2] so that he could profit directly from it. [1] However, because Presley was signed to RCA Records, the recordings legally belonged to RCA.
Elvis Presley, played by Austin Butler (right), had an often-contentious relationship with his longtime manager Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks (left) in the Baz Luhrmann biopic u0022Elvis ...
Esposito, Col. Tom Parker and Jerry Schilling served as principal consultants in the movie This Is Elvis. [citation needed] Esposito was a consultant on multiple Elvis projects and was considered one of the most respected sources on Elvis. His home movies are featured in many projects including the CBS Primetime Special, "Elvis By the Presleys".