Chris is the son of Jans Kardemar, who at the time was the director of the AYA (American Youth Association) in Friedberg.Elvis used to visit Chris’s family. The little boy’s mother was like a second mother to Elvis. Apparently, she left a letter written for Elvis, and it was her wish that he open it […] More
May 1957.Elvis tells what that moment was like:“Actually, it took a long time to get this picture. We were standing on the set talking and the photographer came over and asked if we could hold each other around the waist and jump in the air laughing. He thought it would be a great picture. We […] More
Elvis, always in the mood for fun, puts on Colonel Parker’s hat as a joke. But the Colonel (in the foreground) ignores him.Elvis in this image, photographer Alfred Wertheimer tells us, was entertaining his fellow travelers with an amusing impersonation of Colonel Parker. He took the colonel’s hat, tilted it to one side and began […] More
It was the third and last movie that Elvis made in Hawaii. By agreeing to make this film, Colonel Parker hoped to replicate the success of the 1961 film Blue Hawaii.During the filming set, in the summer of 1965, a Hawaiian ceremony for Elvis took place.In the photo of the ceremony we see Elvis in […] More
In 1956 Elvis continued tirelessly with his concert tours.On Sunday, August 5, 1956 he gave two shows. One at 3:30 p.m. m and another at 8:15 in Tampa, Florida, at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory.In the photos we see him attending to reporters and fans.He was accompanied by his cousin Junior Smith. More
Elvis and his cousin Gene Smith at Loew’s State Theater on Main Street, Memphis, where Elvis worked for some time.The photo could date approximately from 1951-1952.Gene was Elvis’s cousin, they grew up together and had a strong friendship. In the early years, Elvis always turned to Gene as a traveling companion, accompanying him everywhere. They […] More
Elvis wears his iconic gold lamé suit.The suit was designed by Nudie Cohn for Elvis in 1957. It consisted of a jacket, pants, shoes, a tie and a belt.Elvis only wore the full suit for three performances: in Chicago on March 28, in St. Louis, Missouri on March 29, and in Toronto, Canada on April […] More
“Elvis allowed absolute closeness. He allowed you to get within three feet of his face and he acted no differently than if you were twenty feet away… A lot of people feel like I captured more of the essence of Elvis than anyone else. The only thing What I wanted Elvis to do was be […] More
Elvis and Jocelyn Lane, during the filming of the movie “Tickle Me”.The film was shot between the months of October and December 1964 and was directed by Norman Taurog.Jocelyn was Elvis’ co-star in “Tickle Me” and had a very close relationship with Elvis during filming, as they both had a great interest in astrology and […] More
Elvis Presley met model and former beauty queen Linda Thompson while he was separated from Priscilla in 1972. The two started dating soon after and were together for four years. Thompson called it quits in 1976, citing his unhealthy relationship with prescription drugs as part of the reason why. “Once I realized that Elvis took […] More
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1953 ~ Elvis Presley would visit Gene Smith at the Hall’s Grocery located at 1588 Mississippi Boulevard, nearly every afternoon after school. They would wander to the back of the store, to the dairy bar, and sip Purple Cows, a float made from grape soda and vanilla ice cream. Gene ended up working full time […] More