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Dolores Hart and Elvis Presley in “Loving You” — her first film and his second. Hart, who later would veer from her path as an up-and-coming starlet, purportedly gave Elvis his first onscreen kiss in the film, although that is a matter of some dispute.
Co-starring with Elvis was usually considered an honor, but Addams Family star Carolyn Jones refused to kiss the king on the set of King Creole.
Thousands, maybe even millions of teenage girls in the 1950s and '60s dreamed of getting a kiss from Elvis Presley. Clay County resident Kathy Bray is one of the lucky ones who did get a kiss from the king of rock 'n' roll, who was known for his swiveling hips and sexy sneers. And she has photographic proof.
Jones was running a temperature of 103 and she told me: “It was good that I was supposed to be dying in the film because I felt like I was and I think I looked like it, too.” She asked Elvis, “Isn't there some way you can get around kissing me because I'm so germy that I'm gonna kill you.
Elvis Presley Army. Elvis kissing his mom Gladys goodbye before deployment to Germany.
The short answer: If you watch Elvis, that is Austin's real singing voice. Director Baz Luhrmann confirmed this details in June, when he posted a video from the actor's 2019 screen test just a few days after his version of "Trouble" premiered online.
Is Austin Butler really singing in 'Elvis'? The short answer is, yes, that really is Austin Butler's voice you hear in Elvis – with snippets of the real singer blended in later on. The actor watched multiple videos of Elvis performing, studying footage of films and concerts to perfect the singer's voice.
In her autobiography, Moore recalled her first meeting with Elvis at Universal: “He confessed right from the start that he'd had a crush on me since The Dick Van Dyke Show. He was so shy about it he was literally kicking at the dirt below him as he talked.
And that's not the only place the film had the real Elvis on screen. For example, editor Jonathan Redmond told Variety that “at the very beginning where Elvis comes out in the blue suit, where he's doing karate moves, there's a two-panel split-screen ... (with) real Elvis on one side and Austin is on the other.”
Austin Butler is doing just fine (thank you, thank you very much), but he did have a bit of a health scare after he finished filming Elvis in March 2021. "The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to the hospital," he told GQ Hype in a new interview.
The Oscar-nominated Elvis star is *still* talking in his Elvis accent. Austin Butler, born and raised in Anaheim, California, still talks like Elvis Presley, who was raised in Mississippi with a distinctly southern drawl.
Not just him, his co-star Tom Hanks has reportedly earned a whopping $8 million for playing Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The masterpiece directed by Baz Luhrmann was released on June 24, 2022.
“But Scotty Moore, one of his band members, says that was the night that he started to sneer because he was so angry that he could not move, that he developed that lip curl that we came to know with Elvis.”
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The title of "Loving You" makes it an obvious must for your Elvis Presley love song playlist, and for good reason, too. The lyrics describe eternal love and faith, both important aspects of marriage. The King of Rock and Roll certainly has some vow ideas up his sleeve.
While his gorgeous locks of jet-black hair that perfectly complement Elvis Presley's eye color of striking ice blue helped him seduce any woman possible, it's surprising to know that The King of Rock' n' Roll was actually born a natural blonde. He started dying his hair black from a very early age.
However, when Priscilla was still pregnant with their baby girl, Elvis told her that they needed to briefly separate because “he was going through some things.” She recalled their conversation in a 1985 as-told-to essay, per the Orlando Sentinel. “I don't think Elvis really intended to leave me.
Did Ginger Alden Attend Elvis' Funeral? Yes. As his fiancée at the time, it is believed that Ginger Alden was present for Elvis' funeral. Following the funeral, however, she was reportedly banned from Graceland by Presley's family and had to receive permission to visit his grave.
Butler said he got to see Elvis' slippers and his bedroom — "a place that most people never get to see." "She took me up there, and it was — you know, moments like that, we just sat in his bedroom, and up there, he's not Elvis.
"During Elvis, I didn't see my family for about three years," the actor told Variety. "I was off in New York prepping with Baz, and then I went to Australia. I had months where I wouldn't talk to anybody." Austin went on to reveal that when he did speak with his loved ones, he was still caught up in his character.
However, the tables would turn when Chamian put Butler forward for Elvis in Luhrmann's film. While Luhrmann had his own ideas for the film's star, including Teller and Harry Styles, Butler ultimately proved he had what it takes — and the rest is history.
Lisa Marie became the the sole owner of the mansion when the trust holding her inheritance dissolved on her 25th birthday in 1993. Graceland has become a popular tourist attraction over the years, with public tours on offer as well as sprawling museum exhibits.
Who attended Elvis Presley's funeral? An estimated 200 people attended Elvis' funeral, including his close friends and family. Many stars were at the funeral, including: John Wayne, Burt Reynolds, George Hamilton, Ann-Margret and Caroline Kennedy. Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' long time manager was also there.