Baby, Let's Play House_ Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him - Alanna Nash [236]
Elvis, Natalie Wood, and Nick Adams became “almost a threesome, having a lot of fun together,” as she put it. They clowned for a Hollywood photographer in September 1956, while taking in a movie. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
In mid-December 1956, on his way to the Louisiana Hayride with film director Hal Kanter, Elvis stopped at the Trio Club in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to visit with the Browns (from left), Jim Ed, Maxine, and Bonnie, an early sweetheart. (Courtesy of Maxine Brown)
When Las Vegas showgirl Dottie Harmony came to Memphis for Christmas 1956, it shattered Elvis’s relationships with June Juanico and Barbara Hearn. Gladys and Vernon share in the gift giving. (Paul Lichter’s Elvis Photo Archives/elvisunique.com)
Elvis took time on the set of Jailhouse Rock for a coffee break with costars Anne Neyland (left), whom he dated, and Judy Tyler, May–June, 1957. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
On the set of Jailhouse Rock, Elvis became reacquainted with “stripper” Gloria Pall, who had called him a “corny, horny little hick” in Las Vegas the year before. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
At Sy Devore’s Beverly Hills Halloween party, October 31, 1957, Elvis met actress Jeanne Carmen (right), who would later share steamy tales of their romance. He was rarely photographed with alcohol, but here holds a beer. (Earl Leaf, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Gladys wipes away a tear as Elvis departs for Fort Chaffee to begin his army life, March 1958. Anita Wood (left) comforts her, as Vernon looks on. There to see Elvis off was Judy Spreckels (with headscarf), his double cousin Patsy Presley (middle), and his aunt, Mrs. Vester Presley. Alan Fortas can be seen at rear left. (Don Cravens, Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
While Elvis was in Germany, Anita Wood, shown here Christmas shopping in 1958, pursued a television career. The two exchanged a series of emotional letters during his tour of duty overseas. (From the author’s collection)
Fourteen-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu helps Elvis’s grandmother, Minnie Mae Presley, to the car in front of his house in West Germany, March 1960. They would see Elvis off at the plane for his return to the United States. (James Whitmore, Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
When Elvis addressed the Tennessee state legislature in March 1961, he became smitten with Ann Ellington, daughter of Governor Buford Ellington. They enjoyed a long friendship. (Courtesy of David Troedson/Elvis Australia)
G.I. Blues, Elvis’s first post-army film, paired him with actress-dancer Juliet Prowse in May 1960. Elvis found her “one cold chick,” but soon warmed her up. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
Joan Blackman, on location with Elvis in the fiftieth state, April 1961. She helped make Blue Hawaii, his first bikini picture, his most popular film. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
Priscilla as the well-dressed young lady, Memphis, early 1960s. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
The film Roustabout was conceived as a nod to Colonel Parker (shown here with Elvis and Barbara Stanwyck, spring 1964) and his carnival past. (From the author’s collection)
But Elvis got a number one soundtrack out of Roustabout—and a chance to pose with real live Kewpie dolls. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
Elvis and Priscilla tie the knot, May 1, 1967, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. All of the entourage (with the exception of Red West) attended the reception afterward. From left: Richard Davis, Jerry Schilling, George Klein, Joe Esposito, Priscilla, Elvis, Charlie Hodge, and Marty Lacker. Joe and Marty served as co-best men. (Robin Rosaaen Collection)
Baby Lisa Marie was delivered at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, February 1, 1968, nine months to the day after her parents wed. Elvis later called her “the love of my life.” (Keystone/Staff, Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
On Live a Little, Love a Little, filmed in spring 1968, Elvis made an important