Last film he saw at a cinema theatre was The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
Lived with Linda Thompson for four and a half years years, from 1972 to 1976. She was a former "Miss Tennessee," actress and songwriter. Other than Priscilla Presley, Thompson was the most significant romantic relationship that Elvis ever had.
Loved football and often had three TVs set up at Graceland to watch all of the games in progress at the same time.
Made the first ever musical video of all time: Jailhouse Rock (1957).
Many Elvis fans and historians agree that his 1969 recording sessions at American International Studios in Memphis which produced 34 songs of varying musical genres, from Pop to Country to Rhytmm and Blues, standards and new, was among his greatest work.
Met President Lyndon Johnson at the White House in 1965.
More people watched Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (1973) (TV) (live via satellite TV broadcast) than that watched astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as they landed, and then walked on, the moon on July 20, 1969.
Most of the films he starred in were not critically acclaimed - although he received good reviews for Flaming Star (1960) and King Creole (1958) - but only Wild in the Country (1961) failed to get its money back.
Named the highest earning deceased celebrity for the sixth consecutive year in 2006 by Forbes.com.
Nephew of Vester Presley.
Newspaper reports indicated that Sammy Davis Jr., Farrah Fawcett, Burt Reynolds and John Wayne were supposed to attend Presley's funeral, but they did not turn up. Ann-Margret, James Brown and George Hamilton were the only celebrities in attendance.
None of his 33 films--31 features and two musical documentaries--were ever nominated for an Academy Award (of his 31 features, only one--Wild in the Country (1961)--lost money).
Of his many numerous impersonators, his personal favorite was Andy Kaufman.
On his first appearance on "Stage Show" (1954) on Jan. 28, 1956, he sang a medley of "Shake Rattle and Roll" / "Flip Flop and Fly" and later performed "I Got A Woman". That breakthrough performance of "I Got A Woman", to a startled 1956 audience, has not been seen for years, but as of 2010 it is available on YouTube.
On Monday, December 21, 1970, he paid a visit to President Richard Nixon at the White House in Washington, D.C. The meeting was initiated by Presley, who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit with the President and suggesting that he be made a "Federal Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
On seeing Elvis in rehearsal for "Stage Show" (1954) Jackie Gleason--the show's producer--described Elvis as "Marlon Brando with a guitar".
On Thursday, November 11th, 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture.
Once an opera singer attended one of his 1950s concerts and met him backstage. The singer told Elvis that he sang like a hillbilly and needed singing lessons. Elvis replied, "Thanks for the advice, but how many of the thousands of people out there tonight came to hear you sing?".
Once claimed Robert Mitchum was the inspiration for his famous hairstyle. Presley met Mitchum to discuss the possibility of starring together in Thunder Road (1958), but unfortunately Tom Parker's demands for Presley's salary could not be met.
Once gave a robe to Muhammad Ali. On the back of the robe was stitched "The Peoples Champion", which was Presley's nickname for Ali.