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BIOGRAPHY
Elvis Aaron
Presley, in the humblest of circumstances, was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley
in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. His twin brother,
Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. He and
his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes
High School there in 1953.
Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the
gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently
attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a
Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary Sun
Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA
Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With a sound and style that
uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the
social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a whole new era of
American music and popular culture.
He
starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and
specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live
concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one
billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him
gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 140 different albums and singles,
far more than any other artist. Among his many awards and accolades were 14
Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at age 36,
and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970
by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges his
celebrity status might have afforded him, he honorably served his country in the
U.S. Army.
His
talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to
millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his
life. Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most
important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his
Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.
FILMOGRAPHY
TV
Guest Appearances
January 28, 1956, Stage
Show
February 4, 1956, Stage Show
February 11, 1956, Stage Show
February 18, 1956, Stage Show
March 17, 1956, Stage Show
March 24, 1956, Stage Show
April 3, 1956, Milton Berle Show
June 5, 1956, Milton Berle Show
July 1, 1956, Steve Allen Show
September 9, 1956, Ed Sullivan Show
October 28, 1956, Ed Sullivan Show
January 6, 1957, Ed Sullivan Show
March 26, 1960, Frank Sinatra Timex Special
(Welcome Home, Elvis)
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Films
as an Actor
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1956, Love
Me Tender, Twentieth Century Fox
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Partial cast
list:
Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley, Robert Middleton, William
Campbell, Neville Brand, Mildred Dunnock.
Producer: David Weisbart
Director: Robert D. Webb
Screenplay: Robert Buckner.
Based on a story by: Maurice Gerachyty.
Director of Photography: Leo Tover.
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1957, Loving
You, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, James Gleason,
Ralph Dumke, Paul Smith, Ken Becker, Jana Lund.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: Hal Kanter
Screenplay: Herbert Baker, Hal Kanter
From a story by: Mary Agnes Thompson
Director of Photography: Charles Lang, Jr.
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1957, Jailhouse
Rock, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor, Jennifer
Holden, Dean Jones, Ann Neyland, Hugh Sanders.
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Director: Richard Thorpe
Screenplay: Guy Trosper
Story: Ned Young
Director of Photography: Robert Bronner
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1958, King
Creole, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walther Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger,
Liliane Montevecchi, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart, Jan Shepard.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: Michael Curtiz
Screenplay: Herbert Baker, Miachael Vincente Gazzo
Story: Based on the novel A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold Robbins.
Director of Photography: Russell Harlan
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1960, GI
Blues, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers, Leticia Roman, James Douglas,
Sigrid Maier, Arch Johnson.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Edmund Beloin, Henry Garson
Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs
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1960, Flaming
Star, Twentieth Century Fox
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, Dolores Del Rio, John
McIntire, Rudolph Acosta.
Producer: David Weisbart
Director: Don Siegel
Screenplay: Clair Huffaker, Nunnally Johnson
Story: Based on the novel Flaming Lance by Clair Huffaker.
Director of Photography: Charles G. Clarke
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1961, Wild
In The Country, Twentieth Century Fox
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson,
John Ireland, Gary Lockwood, William Mims, Christina Crawford.
Producer: Jerry Wald
Director: Philip Dunne
Screenplay: Clifford Odets
Story: Based on the novel The Lost Country by J.R. Slamanca
Director of Photography: William C. Mellor
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1961, Blue
Hawaii, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters, Roland
Winters, John Archer, Howard McNear, Steve Brodie, Iris Adrian, Hilo
Hattie, Jennie Maxwell.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Hal Kanter
Story: Alan Weiss
Director of Photography: Charles Lang, Jr.
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1962, Follow
That Dream, United Artists
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm, Joanna Moore, Alan Hewitt,
Herbert Rudley, Simon Oakland, Howard McNear, Roland Winters.
Producer: David Weisbart
Director: Gordon Douglas
Screenplay: Charles Lederer
Story: Based on the novel Pioneer, Go Home by Richard Powell
Director of Photography: Leo Tover
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1962, Kid
Galahad, United Artists
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman, Charles Bronson.
Producer: David Weisbart
Director: Phil Karlson
Screenplay: William Fay
Based on a story by: Francis Wallace
Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey
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1962, Girls!
Girls! Girls!, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Jeremy Slate, Laurel Goodwin, Benson Fong,
Robert Strauss.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Edward Anhalt, Allan Weiss
Story: Allan Weiss
Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs
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1963, It
Happened At The World's Fair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Vicky Tiu.
Producer: Ted Richmond
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Si Rose, Seaman Jacobs
Director of Photography: Joseph Ruttenberg
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1963, Fun
In Acapulco, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cardenas, Paul Lukas, Larry Domasin,
Alejandro Rey.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: Richard Thorpe
Screenplay: Allan Weiss
Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp
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1964, Kissin'
Cousins, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell, Jack Albertson, Pam
Austin, Cynthia Pepper, Yvonne Craig, Maureen Reagan.
Producer: Sam Katzman
Director: Gene Nelson
Screenplay: Gerald Drayson Adams, Gene Nelson
Story: Gerald Drayson Adams
Director of Photography: Ellis W. Carter
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1964, Viva
Las Vegas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair.
Producers: Jack Cummings, George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Screenplay: Sally Benson
Director of Photography: Joseph Biroc
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1964, Roustabout,
Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman, Leif Erickson, Sue Ane
Langdon, Pat Buttram.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: John Rich
Screenplay: Anthony Lawrence, Allan Weiss
Story: Allan Weiss
Director of Photography: Lucien Ballard
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1964, Girl
Happy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby Baker,
Nita Talbot, Mary Ann Mobley, Fabrizio Mioni, Jackie Coogan, Jimmy
Hawkins.
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1965, Tickle
Me, Allied Artists
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Julie Adams, Jocelyn Lane, Jack Mullaney, Merry Anders,
Bill Williams, Edward Faulkner.
Producer: Ben Schwalb
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Elwood Ullman, Edward Bernds
Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs
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1965, Harum
Scarum, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries, Michael Ansara, Jay Novello,
Philip Reed, Theo Marcuse, Billy Barty.
Producer: Sam Katzman
Director: Gene Nelson
Screenplay: Gerald Drayson Adams
Director of Photography: Fred H. Jackman
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1965, Paradise,
Hawaiian Style, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta, Donna Butterworth, Marianna
Hill, Irene, TSU, Linda Wong, Julie Parrish, Jan Shepard.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: D. Michael Moore
Screenplay: Allan Weiss, Anthony Lawrence
Story: Allan Weiss
Director of Photography: W. Wallace Kelley
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1966, Frankie
And Johnny, United Artists
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Harry Morgan, Sue Ane Langdon, Nancy Kovack,
Audrey Christie, Robert Strauss.
Producer: Edward Small
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Screenplay: Alex Gottlieb
Story: Nat Peerrin
Director of Photography: Jacques Marquette
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1966, Spinout,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Deborah Walley, Dodie
Marshall, Jack Mullaney, Will Hutchins, Warren Berlinger, Jimmy Hawkins,
Carl Betz.
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Theodore J. Flicker, George Kirgo
Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp
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1967, Easy
Come, Easy Go, Paramount
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington, Jr., Skip Ward,
Elsa Lanchester, Frank McHugh.
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Director: John Rich
Screenplay: Allan Weiss, Anthony Lawrence
Director of Photography: William Margulies
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1967, Double
Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams, Yvonne Romain, Harry Wiere,
Herbert Wiere, Sylvester Wiere.
Producers: Judd Bernard, Irwin Winkler
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Jo Heims
Based on a story by: Marc Brandel
Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp
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1967, Clambake,
United Artists
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Will Hutchins, Bill Bixby, James Gregory,
Gary Merrill.
Producers: Arnold Laven, Arthur Gardner, Jules Levy
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Screenplay: Arthur Browne, Jr.
Story: Arthur Browne, Jr.
Director of Photography: William Margulies
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1968, Stay
Away, Joe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez,
Henry Jones, L.Q. Jones, Quentin Dean.
Producer: Douglas Laurence
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Screenplay: Michael A. Hoey
Story: Based on the novel Stay Away, Joe by Dan Cushman
Director of Photography: Fred Koenekamp
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1968, Speedway,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Gale Gordon, William Schallert,
Victoria Meyerink.
Producer: Douglas Laurence
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Phillip Shuken
Director of Photography: Joseph Ruttenberg
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1968, Live
A Little, Love A Little, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee, Dick Sargent,
Sterling Holloway, Celeste Yarnall.
Producer: Douglas Laurence
Director: Norman Taurog
Screenplay: Michael A. Hoey, Dan Greenbrug
Story: Based upon the novel Kiss My Firm But Pliant Lips by Dan Greenburg
Director of Photography: Fred Koenekamp
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1969, Charro!,
National General
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor French, Lynn Kellogg, Barbara Werle,
Soloman Sturges, paul Brinegar, James Sikking.
Executive Producer: Harry Caplan
Producer: Charles Marquis Warren
Director: Charles Marquis Warren
Screenplay: Charles Marquis Warren
Story: Frederic Louis Fox
Director of Photography: Ellsworth Fredericks
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1969, The
Trouble With Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Sheree North, Edward Andrews,
John Carradine, Vincent Price, Anissa Jones, Joyce Van Patten, Pepe Brown,
Dabney Coleman.
Producer: Lester Welch
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Screenplay: Arnold Peyser, Loiss Peyser
Story: Based on a story by Mauri Grashin and a novel Chautauqua by Day
Keene and
Dwight Babcock.
Director of Photography: Jacques Marquette
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1969, Change
Of Habit, Universal
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Partial cast
list:
Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, Jane Elliot, Leora Dana,
Edward Asner, Robert Emhardt, Regis Toomey, Doro Merande, Ruth McDevitt,
Richard Carlson, Nefti Millet, Laura Figueroa, Lorena Kirk, Virgina
Vincent, The Blossoms.
Producer: Joe Connelly
Director: William Graham
Screenplay: James Lee, S.S. Schweitzer, Eric Bercovici
Story: John Joseph, Richard Morris
Director of Photography: Russell Metty
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