Many of the various secrets about Priscilla Presley will come to light in the biopic. priscillafrom A24, directed by Sofia Coppola.
Sofia Coppoladaughter of Francis Ford Coppolais the director of a biopic about Priscilla Presleywho was the wife of Elvis Presley, known as the King of Rock. The production in question is called priscilla and we can already see a trailer for it. Being the ex-wife of one of the great music figures of all time has perhaps overshadowed her own career and her life about which there is much to tell. That’s why today we tell you who is priscilla presley
Priscilla Ann Presley was born on May 24, 1945 in New York. Her other names are Priscilla Wagner, Priscilla Beaulieu, and Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. She is the co-founder and former president of Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that turned Graceland into one of the America’s top tourist attractions.
In 1948, Priscilla’s mother married a United States Air Force officer named paul beaulieu. Although he was not Priscilla’s biological father, he raised her as his own. The couple had five children: Donald, Michelle, Jeffrey, Thomas, and Timothy.
Priscilla felt uncomfortable moving so often because of her stepfather’s job. Just as she was beginning to feel comfortable in her new home of Del Valle, Texas, her stepfather was transferred to Wiesbaden, West Germany, in 1956.
During the first three months of your stay in West Germanythe family stayed in the Hotel Helene, but living there was too expensive. Finally they settled in a large apartment in an old building. As the family began to settle into their new home, they discovered that it was a brothel, but due to a housing shortage, they had no choice but to stay there.
Priscilla and Elvis meet
Priscilla met Elvis in 1959 during his career in the army. She was only 14 years old. Thereafter they were together frequently until his departure from West Germany in March 1960.
They did not see each other again until the summer of 1962, when her parents agreed to let her visit Elvis for two weeks. Priscilla’s parents demanded that Elvis pay for her first-class round-trip fare and accompany her at all times. Elvis agreed to all these conditions, and Priscilla flew to Los Angeles.
In 1963, Priscilla’s parents allowed to move to Memphis with the following conditions: she would attend an all-girls Catholic school, live with Elvis’s stepfather and stepmother in a separate house, and upon graduation they would marry.
Accompanying the King of Rock
In 1966, Elvis proposed to Priscilla. The couple married on May 7, 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. The wedding had very few guests and only lasted eight minutes. Priscilla discovered that she was pregnant after the couple returned from their honeymoon in Palm Springs. Her only daughter Lisa Mariewas born exactly nine months after their wedding, on February 1, 1968.
After several years in which the marriage went through quite complicated situations, Elvis and Priscilla separated on February 24, 1973 and requested legal separation on July 26 of the same year. The real cause of her was her affair with Mike Stone.
who was mike stone
Priscilla was looking for a way to cope with the time she was spending alone because of Elvis’s constant commitments. It was so that behind the scenes of one of her husband’s concerts he met Mike Stone, a karate instructor. She soon began taking lessons with him, which led to an affair.
Despite this, Priscilla notes in her book that she still loved Elvis. When the singer found out what was happening, the relationship between the two became more tense than it already was.
After the divorce, the couple agreed to share custody of their daughter. It seemed that there was still some love between the two, as Priscilla and Elvis left the courthouse holding hands.
life after elvis
During the years of their marriage, Elvis never let Priscilla work, despite having hobbies such as dancing and modeling. When her divorce from Elvis was settled, she decided start her career as an actress.
One of his most remembered roles was in the telenovela Dallaswhere he played Jenna Wade. He left the series in 1988, after five years of participation in it.
When Elvis Presley died unexpectedly in 1977, his net worth was about $5 million. His inheritance was left to his daughter, her grandmother, and his father. After the death of his father and her grandmother, Lisa Marie Presley was left as the sole beneficiary. Priscilla acted as executor of Elvis’ estate until Lisa Marie turned 25.
During that time, he devised a plan to rebuild the late singer’s fortune. While some pressured Priscilla to sell Graceland, Elvis’ residence, she opted to turn it into a tourist attraction.
He also dedicated himself to buying properties around Graceland to convert them into stores that sold Elvis merchandise. In this way, she turned her ex-husband’s estate into a huge fortune.
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