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Elvis exhibited many compulsive/obsessive qualities throughout
his life which both helped and hindered his personal and public life.
One of the areas that Elvis wanted to excel in was acting. He
wanted to be the next James Dean
and as a result was obsessed with Dean. He anguished over the fact that the roles he was
given in movies were not (in his mind) substantial. Elvis knew all the words to
"Rebel Without A Cause" that featured James Dean and Natalie Wood. Elvis sought out Wood because
of her connection to James Dean. That relationship ended when Natalie came to visit
Graceland and Elvis' mother Gladys (who was domineering and jealous) drove Natalie away. Natalie confided to
her sister Lana that "he can sing, but he can't do much else".
Elvis served in the army between 1958 and 1960 stationed in
Germany.
Elvis got married on 5th of January in 1967
 
Right after Elvis was discharged from the Army, he brought the
then 16 year old Priscilla Beaulieu to Graceland where she was kept in a
pristine state until Elvis married her on 5/1/67. His obsessive control over
Priscilla extended to forcing her to dye her hair black (like his own) and the wearing of
heavy eye makeup. After the birth of their daughter Lisa Marie (9
months to the day after being married), Elvis would not become intimate with Priscilla
again. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1973.
Elvis was very generous both to friends and
acquaintances and was known to lavish expensive gifts when the whim hit him. One of his
gifts, a pink Cadillac (for his mother) is permanently displayed on a huge cement pedestal
on Elvis Presley Blvd in Memphis. In fact, his overly generous nature cost him most of his
personal fortune. That fortune was not restored until Priscilla, who as executor, managed
the Presley estate (that Lisa Marie inherited), and built it up again.
Elvis&sex
Elvis is reported to have been somewhat of a voyeur and enjoyed
watching others have sex, particularly women. Elvis also preferred the dark and had rooms
at Graceland painted black for that reason. Elvis' lifestyle was hard for many to keep up
with. He would sleep all day and party all night.
Elvis&food
Elvis liked rich food and was fond of peanut butter and banana
sandwiches that were fried in butter. He also like grits cooked in the same manner and had
a refrigerator in his room well stocked with junk food. He could consume large quantities
of popsicles at a sitting. This compulsion for eating would carry over into eating binges
in his later life.
Elvis&Hobbies
Elvis had a gun collection and was a karate expert, earning a
black belt. President Nixon gave him a position as a special agent dealing with,
ironically, drugs which later dramatically affected his life.
Elvis didn't like to be alone and would surround himself with
others, some his friends and others paid to accompany him. The Memphis Mafia as it was
called and Elvis would frequent many night spots in Memphis.
A little known fact is that two of Elvis' hit records were
adaptations of Italian ballads. One of the songs, "It's Now Or Never", was a
rework of the Italian ballad "O Sole Mio" written in 1899.
The preceeding information was researched by Rosa Silvestri and Marie Crouch.
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Biography
of Elvis:
Elvis made his famous Comeback on TV in 1968
Fans can´t be wrong, Elvis was a golden man.
This picture is from the Movie Jailhouse rock Elvis became famous of swaying his hips and he got a nickname Elvis the Pelvis. But he himself didn´t like that nickname at all!
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had
his 1st hit record with "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956.
