Before everyone ran home from school to watch the wedding of the century on General Hospital...that would be Luke and Laura.....There Was Elvis and Priscilla.
Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll became smitten with 14 year old Priscilla Beaulieu while serving in the army. There was a 10 year age difference between the two. When Elvis returned to the states the two remained in contact and Priscilla's parents agreed to a two week, chaperoned visit. Well as we all know the rest is history, they were married, and had a daughter, Lisa Marie on February 1, 1968.
We all know how the story with Elvis ended.
Elvis may have brought Priscilla into the spotlight but she stands on her own. She is an actress. Perhaps you remember her portrayal of Jenna Wade in Dallas.
She is a business woman. She has turned the Presley Estate into a successful organization that includes the Graceland Mansion and its worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing and television and video projects.
She is a producer. She sits on the Board of MGM and is currently producing.
She is a Mother. Yes mother to one of the most famous celebrity children of all time but as a Mother now myself she did a fantastic job raising Lisa Marie amongst all the obstacles that came along with being the child of the most famous musician of all time.
Priscilla may have been brought into the limelight by Elvis but she truly is a remarkable woman with an interesting story.
I would have been honored to have her autograph in my collection. I had seen from my collecting buddies that someone has sent her a photo to be signed and it was a wedding photo of her and Elvis. She had signed it. I have to admit that I felt a little bad asking her to sign the wedding photo. I thought about it carefully. I wondered, how does she feel when she gets these photos? Then I figured well, it's part of history, it was part of her life, she did have good moments and after all these years I'm pretty sure she's embraced it for what it is. I mean she runs Graceland it's not like she's wiped Elvis out of her life. From what I read even after their divorce they still remained close.
So on June 4th I sent the photo and on June 20th I received it back signed and personalized. I am absolutely tickled to have this as part of my collection.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=242905865918627&set=a.222594707949743.1073741828.222464594629421&type=1&theater
Check out Priscilla's Website to learn more.
http://www.priscillapresley.com/
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