Dentist Wins Bid For Elvis Presley's Crown A dentist from Alberta, Canada, paid $10,000 for a crown that once belonged to The King: Elvis Presley. That isn't the only dental collectible this dentist has paid top dollar for. He shelled out $31,000 for a rotten tooth that belonged to John Lennon.
Elvis also reportedly had Priscilla get porcelain caps placed on her teeth (Via Biography.com). She added that, if her posture became slumped, he'd urge her to straighten her back.
Elvis Presley's net worth was estimated at $5 million at his death but has since grown to over $500 million. His legacy continues, and his estate earns significant income from his music and image rights.
According to Zuk's blog, Presley used to have a gap between his teeth. He was so embarrassed by the space that he decided to have one of his front teeth crowned. Weiss practised dentistry in Memphis for 57 years until he died in December 1990.
Who was Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager who allegedly stole over half of his millions? Inside their controversial connection, depicted in Baz Luhrmann's new biopic.
But in 1973, the Colonel committed the ultimate betrayal, selling Presley's entire back catalog to RCA for $5.4 million, a gross undervaluation for one of the most substantial catalogs in music history.
According to Lisa, she ran into financial troubles when she trusted her former business manager Barry Siegel with her cash. Prior to her death, she was worth $16 million.
THE ESTATE OF ELVIS PRESLEY/THE ELVIS PRESLEY TRUST
The beneficiaries were Elvis' grandmother, Minnie Mae Presley; his father, Vernon Presley; and his only child, Lisa Marie Presley. The will provided that Vernon Presley could, at his discretion, provide funds to other family members as needed.
The former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises has an estimated net worth of $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
The always image-conscious Elvis was embarrassed about a gap in his teeth, and had a crown fitted by his Memphis dentist Henry Weiss.
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The documents outline how the estate will be split between Lisa Marie's family members and specify that Priscilla will be buried at Graceland as near as possible to Elvis, her ex-husband.
Sadly for Lisa Marie, her inheritance never included the royalties to the many songs of Elvis Presley's which were recorded. This was due to a poor deal negotiated by Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, which meant all future royalties were signed away.
Elvis Presley: 'My Happiness'
In 1953, an 18-year-old Presley paid $4 for the recording at Sun Records in Memphis, according to the Christian Science Monitor. That $4 would have been worth about $35.50 in 2015 when it sold at auction at Elvis' former home of Graceland, but The King outpaced inflation.
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Among those who participated in the public memorial service at Elvis Presley's mansion in Memphis, Tenn., were musicians Billy Corgan, Alanis Morissette and Axl Rose, as well as Priscilla Presley.
Despite taking 50 per cent of all the profits from Elvis' career, Parker was no less gullible than the 'rubes' whom he delighted in exploiting in his carnival days. The Colonel himself ended up being the greatest sucker of them all, giving back almost his entire fortune to the Hilton croupiers.
The fate of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion has been revealed. The Memphis, Tenn. estate will be inherited by Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters—Riley Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood—following her death at age 54, a representative for Graceland confirmed to E! News on Jan.
At the time of Elvis' death in 1977, his estate was worth about $5 million (roughly $25.4 million in today's dollars). Lisa Marie Presley inherited her father's estate when she turned 25 years old in 1993.
After Lisa Marie's death in 2023, Graceland and her trust were inherited by her daughters, Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood, a representative for Graceland confirmed to People. Lisa Marie shared Riley with her ex-husband, Danny Keough, whom she divorced in 1994.
Whenever he ran into financial trouble he would approach his manager to negotiate a deal on his behalf. These deals generated a lot of money. Elvis would get $130,000 for a one night performance, he could received $1million for a movie deal and $250,000 to do a recording session.
Colonel Parker agreed to turn over all of Mr. Presley's master recordings to RCA for $1 million. The rest of the payment was for movies, television clips and Colonel Parker's rights to a 1977 videotaped Presley concert.
Yes, Colonel Tom Parker did go to Elvis' funeral.
According to People magazine, the battered jet, which had been parked at the Roswell International Air Center in New Mexico, sold at auction on Jan 8 — which would have been Presley's 88th birthday. Presley bought the jet, which seats up to nine, on Dec. 22, 1976, for $840,000.