Elvis Presley Overview:

Legendary actor, Elvis Presley, was born Elvis Aron Presley on Jan 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS. Presley died at the age of 42 on Aug 16, 1977 in Memphis, TN and was laid to rest in Graceland Mansion Estates Cemetery in Memphis, TN.

MINI BIO:

Dark, insolent-looking American rock n' roll idol who took the world, especially the teenage public, by storm in the mid-fifties and remained the world's top-selling record star for well over a decade. Nicknamed "Elvis the Pelvis" because of his hip-swivelling gyrations on stage - but films only rarely caught the electric arrogance that set audiences alight. The end came from drugs and a heart attack.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).

HONORS and AWARDS:

.

He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording. Presley was never nominated for an Academy Award.

BlogHub Articles:

Encore Podcast: -- Year One

By David on Jul 2, 2020 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Encore Podcast: wasn't born in 1956, but his career was. He began the year barely known outside the south, but under the management of Col. Tom Parker he spent the year making his mark on TV variety shows hosted by Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan; and his recordings for RCA, ... Read full article


Encore Podcast: -- Year One

By David on Jul 2, 2020 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Encore Podcast: wasn't born in 1956, but his career was. He began the year barely known outside the south, but under the management of Col. Tom Parker he spent the year making his mark on TV variety shows hosted by Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan; and his recordings for RCA, ... Read full article


New Podcast: -- Year One

By David on Sep 27, 2019 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

wasn't born in 1956, but his career was. He began the year barely known outside the south, but under the management of Col. Tom Parker he spent the year making his mark on TV variety shows hosted by Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan; and his recordings for RCA, beginning with "... Read full article


New Podcast: -- Year One

By David on Sep 27, 2019 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

wasn't born in 1956, but his career was. He began the year barely known outside the south, but under the management of Col. Tom Parker he spent the year making his mark on TV variety shows hosted by Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan; and his recordings for RCA, beginning with "... Read full article


2012 tcm SUTS Blogathon Day 16:

By ScribeHard on Aug 16, 2012 From ScribeHard on Film

Not only is it a day fit for A king … it’s a day fit for THE King! ?With that …?well it’s one for the money … two for the show … three for the bloggers … now go cat go! The Gal Herself from One Gal’s Musings returns to the blogathon with a look at Jai... Read full article


See all articles

Elvis Presley Quotes:

Dolores Gomez: You don't like me in the day time?
Mike Windgren: Not in front of all of these people.


Lucky Jackson: Oh now I get it, you want me to use my 'bravado' to block for you so you can... come right through.
Count Elmo Mancini: That's right, I knew you were clever Mr Jackson.
Lucky Jackson: Well just a couple or 3 things wrong with your proposition. I don't work for anybody, I never come second to anybody and 1 small thing - I intend to win.


Sherry Wilson: I asked for nothing, I expected nothing and I got nothing.
Vince Everett: Well, what'd you expect for nothing?


read more quotes from Elvis Presley...



Share this page:
Visit the Classic Movie Hub Blog CMH
Also a Capricorn






See All Capricorns >>
Elvis Presley on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame



See All Walk of Fame Stars >>
Elvis Presley Facts
His surname was Anglicized from the German Pressler during the Civil War. His ancestor Johann Valentin Pressler emigrated to North America in 1710. Pressler first settled in New York, but later moved to the South. Jaime Pressly is also a descendant from him. A connection between the Pressley's of Oprah Winfrey's great-grandfather and the ancestors of Elvis Presley has been posited but not confirmed. He also had Scottish, Dutch , Cherokee and Jewish ancestry among others. There is a Star of David and a Cross on his mother's grave.

Has more multiplatinum album sales than any other performer, with twelve albums selling over 2 million copies.

Elvis topped the Forbes Magazine list of deceased highest earners for the fourth consecutive year, with earnings of $45 million in 2004.

See All Related Facts >>