Ann-Margret made Elvis Presley's life easier - 'Priscilla Presley never understood'

Elvis Presley dated his final lover Ginger Alden, who he proposed to and who would tragically find him dead on August 16, 1977, after a heart attack on the toilet. Physically out of shape and doped up on too much prescription medication, The King, who was 42 when he died, struggled through his final concerts, with his dire state on full display in the never officially released Elvis in Concert film from his last summer. Howard Hughes-like, the star would spend much of his finals months hidden away in his bedroom upstairs at Graceland, buried in his spiritualism books and paranoia.

Elvis Presley was building his popularity. The singer was slowly but surely growing a passionate fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to follow, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.

Elvis Presley and his Memphis Mafia loved goofing around and playing practical jokes on each other, whether on Hollywood movie sets or at Graceland. Although it was tough to actually get The King himself, at least one member of the inner circle remembers succeeding at it. Dean Nichopoulos knew the singer in his later life and worked as his valet and racquetball teacher and was trained to be security in 1977, the year he died.

Elvis Presley was just coming up in popularity. The singer was slowly but surely building a fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to come, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has firmed a splashy Cannes premiere for Elvis, the Baz Luhrmann-directed epic story about the relationship between Elvis Presley and his manager Colonel Tom Parker that shook up the world of rock and roll forever. No specific date yet, but the film is locked in for a Palais bow, sources said. Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood‘s Austin Butler plays Presley and Tom Hanks plays Parker, the man who discovered the singer and turned him into a world famous star, taking half his earnings for his trouble.

Elvis Presley was a very smart man - especially when it came to music. The King of Rock and Roll would not have been able to achieve 18 number one songs if he was not an expert in his craft.

Elvis Presley had married Priscilla Presley on May 1 - the King bought a ranch. He named it the Circle G Ranch, and as a born-and-bred Mississippi local, he was keen to fill it up with all kinds of animals.

Elvis Presley was working on his new feature film, Viva Las Vegas. He was no stranger to working with beautiful actresses from around the USA, but he was not expecting to fall in love. When Elvis met Ann-Margret for the first time everything changed for him.

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret first met in 1964 they likely didn't think they would fall for one another. At the time, the actors were working on their next feature film, Viva Las Vegas, but the more time they spent with one another off-camera, the more they fell in love. Ann-Margret remembered spending time with the King in his hotel suite and riding motorcycles on the weekend.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Glickman has launched Panoramic Media, a multi-platform content venture. The former MGM Motion Picture Group President launches with investment from Gary Barber, Spyglass Media Group, Eagle Pictures, Lantern Entertainment, Pinky Promise and United Talent Agency.  Glickman wasn’t putting a number on the investment, but it is significant for the startup, which will be platform agnostic with the financial resources to develop projects across all platforms.

Laurel Goodwin, an actor who made her movie debut at age 19 opposite Elvis Presley in the 1962 feature Girls! Girls! Girls! and four years later played a crew member in the original, failed Star Trek pilot starring Jeffery Hunter, died February 25. She was 79.

Elvis Presley started dating Miss Tennessee model Linda Thompson. The 37-year-old invited the 22-year-old to live with him at Graceland, which she did from 1972-1976.

Jocelyn Hudon and Jake Manley's wedding may have beenon Halloween, but it was no horror story. The actors, who both starred in the Netflix series, , recently revealed they eloped in Las Vegas on Oct. 31, 2021, a year after their -inspired engagement.   «I've always had Vegas in the back of my mind -- when I went to University, I met this girl who told me it was her dream to do a Vegas wedding and that always stuck with me,» Hudon told ET. «I was in the middle of filming three movies back to back and we realized that Halloween — my favorite day ever -- was on a Sunday, so I could fit it in my filming schedule...and then it snowballed from there.»Calling the planning «extremely chill and low maintenance,» Hudon estimated their nuptials took one day of actual planning to book A Little White Wedding Chapel and text their guests.

Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret shared a special connection throughout 1964. After meeting on the set of Viva Las Vegas, they spent almost every hour of every day with one another. Ann-Margret has since described her relationship with the King as an "unbridled force" that could not be stopped.

Elvis Presley first met Ann-Margret in 1964 he did not expect his life to change. The stars were introduced officially just before filming began on their romantic musical movie Viva Las Vegas. Before long, the pair had hit it off and became inseparable.

Austin Butler definitely managed to get Elvis Presley’s signature dance moves down to a tee as he turns into the King of Rock and Roll in the upcoming biopic.  The 30-year-old actor takes the lead role in Elvis, the Baz Luhrmann biopic about the music sensation, charting his rise to fame.  The trailer for the long-awaited movie has finally been released, seeing Austin take on Elvis’s southern drawl as he meets his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks.

Austin Butler stars as Elvis Presley in the first trailer for Elvis!