AN: I dont think it was a serious romance at all. Her nickname for herself was "Tiny". In the mid-50s, when his career was just taking off and his mother was alive, Elvis drew the line between girls on the road, with whom he might have intimate relations but never see again, and serious girlfriends such as June Juanico, Barbara Hearn, and Anita Wood, who he had romantic feelings for, but treated as ladies. [2] She wanted to be a classical actress, but her diminutive stature and talent as a dancer conspired against this ambition. Bonnie Bunkley Dated In spring 196057. This goes back to when he and his mother were alone for months when Vernon was incarcerated, and then for months after his release when he had to go out into the state or beyond to find work. Eloise Bedford - Childhood girlfriend 03. the claim that Elvis did not spend much time with Lisa Marie! KathyWestmoreland Toured with Elvis89. At the time, Elvis Presley was in a long-term relationship with his then-girlfriend, Priscilla. Hannah Melcher Miss Austria54. What is your view on this suggestion? She is also survived by 15 Grandchildren, 33 . I dont think she was mature enough to know what that was, and I doubt that the wedding would have ever taken place. Interestingly, she, Susan Henning, and Barbara Leigh all had a child. But other than Ann-Margret, who has certainly stayed with an ill husband all these years, I cant think of anyone who would have stuck with Elvis 24 hours a day like Linda did through his hospitalisations and his many close calls and his cheating. For instance, I suspect few fans know that Elvis briefly dated model Ann Pennington of TV's 'The Price Is Right'. Even though Elvis and Ann-Margret started off on the wrong foot, they still maintained a caring relationship. 102 Ann Pennington Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 102 Ann Pennington Premium High Res Photos Browse 102 ann pennington stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. And he probably would have done just that. 1987 LA times article no idea who Buck Presley is, but Mindi gets a negative mention: Jan 14, 1987 A few die-hards of the Elvis Presley Fan Club rubbed elbows with the She said she was Mindi Miller, Elvis last girlfriend and an actress. Eloise Bedford Childhood girlfriend03. Ann would become Playboy magazine's 'Playmate of the Month' in March 1976. At the age of seventeen she made her Broadway debut in the musical. Prolonged grief disorder, or complicated grief, used to be called stuck grief, and its just that---an inability to climb out of the depression of losing a loved one. Please tell us about this. THE GENEROSITY OF ELVIS. 05:20 P . Jane Clarke Lido Club dancer49. Margrit Buergin Secretary In Germany47. Jackie Deshannon singer songwriter67. She was a stand-in both for Gladys and for Jessie. These were not big relationships by any means. Pennington is the sister of fellow model Janice Pennington, and like Janice, appeared as a model on game shows. Verdict: The eclectic range of, and unusualness of items owned by Elvis is suitably presented in The King's Ransom. She was a mother. *Sister of Janice Pennington. They had one daughter, Juliet, before getting a divorce in 2003. Mindi Miller model 1975-7680. Alannas fourth book about Elvis, Baby, Lets Play House The Women Who Loved Elvis, will be released in the USA in early January 2010 (and UK release in March 2010). I just want to tell you how much I appreciate that. She lived mostly in hotels in New York apart from some years in California as the constant companion of Fanny Brice, whom she had helped out at least once with loans and gifts of jewelry. Her sister, LaCosta, told her Elvis was really checking her out when they went backstage in Vegas, and when he went to kiss her, she turned her face so he got her cheek, and he laughed because he wasnt used to that. Advertisement. He was, and is supreme", "I wasn't just a fan, I was his brotherthere'll never be another like that soul brother", "There were rock 'n' roll records before Heartbreak Hotel, but this was the one that didn't just open the doorit literally blasted the door off its rusted, rotten, anachronistic hinges. Then he tried to make her into other images, as well, including the seductress, a la Tura Satana. I'm very much looking forward to meeting the fans! Ann-Margret in the Columbia film version of the Broadway musical Bye, Bye Birdie! (Photo Credit: Bettmann via Getty Images). In the second part of her absorbing interview with EIN, among other things Alanna talks about: read Part 1 of Alanna's revealing interview. AN: He changed so much from era to era that I think you have to look at it that way. Ann Pennington died of a stroke in New York City on November 4, 1971, aged 77. For the Playboy model, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Ann Pennington portrait at NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ann_Pennington_(actress)&oldid=1115005036, Performed the "Flirtation Melody Dance" with, A short film of Ann Pennington that was incorporated into her stage act in. He brought it up frequently. She had a committed work ethic, and worked wherever the opportunity arose, although as she aged and tastes changed, she ended her stage days in shabby theaters with low ranked dance companies. She is an actress, known for The Winds of Autumn (1976), Long Time Gone (1986) and Card Sharks (1978). Alanna's fourth book about Elvis, Baby, Let's Play House The Women Who Loved Elvis, will be released in the USA in early January 2010 (and UK release in March 2010). He was twice her age, and then some, and they were in very different places in their lives in every way. Sandy Ferra comes to mind. It may have also titillated him, as in Germany, he liked to be around a set of dancersthe Orkowski twinsin one of the clubs. But if thats true, she didnt choose it. But I digress. He wanted her to mother him, and she wasnt ready to mother him. They have either been banned or requested their account to be closed. Juliet Prowse GI Blues co-star56. Reputedly she appeared nude in this film. Ann Margret Viva Las Vegas co-star69. In exploring the psychological forces impacting Elvis, Baby, Lets Play House also addresses the idea that Elvis experienced prolonged grief disorder. He would have been very proud of Reeca. Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in a scene from the movie Viva Las Vegas. (Photo Credit: Bettmann / Getty Images). In 1995, Cassidy got married again to actress Susan Diol. At the age of seventeen she made her Broadway debut in the musical. Ray Henderson wrote the extant version of "Black Bottom" for Ann she had already been performing the popular version of the dance for some time. Elvis briefly dated model Ann Pennington in 1974 of TV's 'The Price Is Right'. Ann Pennington waltzed forth, performed a brief fandango with The Boss, or something to that effect. After a few years, the former couple welcomed John's baby sister, Caitlin Ann Cassidy, in 1985. I can find no Vicky Meyerink at all. During her years in the Ziegfeld Follies she appeared alongside the likes of Bert Williams, Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers, Fanny Brice (who became her closest friend), Marilyn Miller, and W.C. Fields. Thats how he ended up seeing President Nixon. I can think of several responses, both in a literal sense and a psychological one. Or did you just see each other less and less until you didnt see each other at all? I dont think so. I believe she cared about him, but I dont think she was truly in love with him. Her most notable work was as a regular on Card Sharks,[1] but she also appeared as a substitute in 1976 on the version of The Nighttime Price Is Right hosted by Dennis James. Marilyn Evans Las Vegas showgirl17. But just four years before their wedding, Elvis made headlines with another leading lady: Ann-Margret. Also, its sort of funny, but Joyce got in touch with Joe to check me out before she agreed to speak with me. We know now why he cheated, or rather his psychological need for female companionship round the clock, but even if shed known that at the time, it wouldnt have made it any easier for her. As both a beauty queen and a local girl who knew all the peculiarities that a southern man takes for granted and rolls up in a big ball of chivalry and chauvinism, she had a lot to offer him, and she could go toe to toe with him in a lot of ways. She also frequented Harlem in its jazz heyday. AN: That is a much bigger question than it appears to be, and while I think I just heard several fans fainting at the idea of such a thought, its actually an excellent question. Did anyone else confirm this? I interviewed her about being in the audience at one of the Pan Pacific shows in 1957, and how that helped shape her destiny. Not really. Her family, who were Quakers, moved to Camden, New Jersey when she was a child. EIN: A number of the women you interviewed are well known celebrities but not so well known as part of the Elvis story, for instance singers Petula Clark, Tanya Tucker and the late Karen Carpenter. She stayed friends with Elvis through the years (along with members of the Memphis Mafia) and attended his funeral. Carol Connors Singer42. The full details. AN: Gladys is the Rosetta Stone of the entire Elvis story. I eventually came to the conclusion that Elvis was more turned off or frightened by the idea of having relations with a woman who had born his child, not just a child. With Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm, Joanna Moore. None of these romances lasted and Pennington never married. The pair lost contact with one another. Nash, whom Esquire magazine named one of the "Heavy 100 of Country Music," co-edited Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music in America, published in 2006 by the Country Music Foundation and Dorling Kindersley. But she arrived in his life in the early 70s just as so many things were starting to go bad. Joyce Bova - did she overstate her relationship with Elvis? He had on a blue sweatsuit with white stripes down the side of the arms and he had the little white tennis hat on which looked very much the same as the one he wore in Hawaii in March 1977. Kathy Westmoreland spoke about that, I know, and Reeca Smith witnessed his attempt to speak to Gladys in a sort of sance. I was actually stupid enough to believe that having the same birthday as him actually meant something", "No-one, but no-one, is his equal, or ever will be. Barbara Hearn Memphis39. Carol Connor songwriter75. John Cassidy's father, Shaun, was married to actress Ann Pennington on December 1, 1979, and welcomed John two years later their conjugal. Actress: Susie Snowflake. [1] She also studied with Caroline Littlefield, mother of ballerina/choreographer Catherine Littlefield, in Philadelphia. Pennington was romantically linked to several men during her lifetime, and at one time or another allegedly was engaged to boxer Jack Dempsey, theatrical producer and early dance partner George White, actor Buster West, and musician Brooke Johns. AN: You see a clear delineation of this more in the early part of Elviss life and career than in the latter, though the thread runs throughout. One kept him from realizing all he could be professionally, and the other prohibited him from being all he could be personally. Carol Ballard - In Tupelo, Elvis was nine 02. Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York, Friday, July 2, 1982 - 13, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ann_Pennington_(model)&oldid=1095350960, This page was last edited on 27 June 2022, at 21:22. June Wilbank 195837. Selected back issues of FREE online newsletter, Alanna was interviewed by EIN's Nigel Patterson (December 2009), Read EIN's review of Baby, Let's Play House Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him. Anita Wood Serious Memphis girlfriend29. Alanna was the winner of the 2004 CMA Media Achievement Award and the 2009 Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism, she has written about music for such publications as Vanity Fair, People, USA Weekend, TV Guide, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, Ladies Home Journal, The New York Times, and Reader's Digest, where she was a contributing editor from 2004-2008. AN: Sheila was a really pretty girl, with a very winning personality and a sensitive heart. ", (Mark Feeney on the 'Elvis meets Nixon' meeting), "especially in the South, they talk about Elvis and Jesus in the same breath", "The image is one thing and the human being is anotherit's very hard to live up to an image", (Elvis Presley, Madison Square Garden press conference, 1972), "Elvis was a major hero of mine. The former couple shared vows on December 1, 1979, amidst friends and families. Ann Pennington was born in Wilmington, Delaware. by MikeFromHolland Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:53 pm, Post They stayed together for 14 years before getting a divorce. So many of them are still grieving for and about him. They had me sit on the couch, Elvis was nowhere in sight, there was no party. Her key dances in Gold Diggers on Broadway (1929) remain lost. Pennington performs "Snake Hips (Do the Wiggle Waggle Woo)". The King had a choice to make. How serious was Nancys relationship with Elvis? Anne Pennington (1934-1981), British philologist. EIN: Did your research clarify which of these women, all of whom played major, albeit different roles in Elvis life, was best for him? Bruce Jackson Born June 3rd 1949- Died January 29th 2011 Elvis's Sound Engineer from 1971-1977. He continued to show his support for the young actress blossoming career through many more ornate floral arrangements. Please tell us about this. Petula had visited him backstage in Vegas twice, and the time she took Karen Carpenter with her, Elvis gave the signal for the guys to clear out, and as the conversation progressed, he flirted heavily with them and was very seductive, she said, and she got the clear idea that Elvis thought it might be fun to have a threesome. Ann-Margret was surprisingly calm around her larger-than-life costar, later writing, Im not really sure why I was so calm about meeting the King. After all, this was Elvis a man who had captured the heart of almost every woman in America. And he was not the Elvis that you would imagine he was not dressed up and he did not have his stage wear on of course. But many men believe that petite women are more feminine, and Elvis certainly liked girls to look feminine. He wanted them to put on plenty of makeup, and he disliked their wearing pants, for example, and chastised a few for doing so, and not just Sheila Ryan. His heart was very shy, and sex when we were growing up was not a good word.. What a treasure that woman is, Ill tell you. One of their most intrinsic problems, however, is that eventually she grew up and out of the role he had put her in. producing.no propelling, an unstoppable, fundamental and primordial shift in not only musical, but social, political and cultural history", "Elvis, the musician, is largely a relic belonging to the baby boomer generationElvis, the icon, is arguably one of the most potent symbols of popular culture", "It [rock & roll] was always about Elvis; not just because he was Elvis, but because he was the big star", "If they had let me on white radio stations back then, there never would have been an Elvis", "Elvis loved opera, and he especially liked Mario Lanza. Keep up the good work! Elvis and Priscilla Presley on their wedding day, May 1, 1967. She plays an itinerant stage actress forced to live with her stern aunt. He would watch The Student Prince which was set in Heidelberg, over and over again. Patty Philpot Memphis, mid 1950s10. Kate Wheeler 195623. After completing her Masters in Public History at Western University in Ontario, Canada Elisabeth has shared her passion for history as a researcher, interpreter, and volunteer at local heritage organizations. So as a child of the music halls adapted into a staid, old New England community, Susie Snowflake disrupts a church sociable by doing her Follies dance there in her terse Follies costume. Pennington has a daughter, Caitlin,[6] with Shaun Cassidy. But she also said that one day he would settle down. He found her attractive and they had a playful relationship with a strong sexual undertow. . With women, Elvis talked about him as a spiritual force, someone with whom he was still connected, felt in his daily life, and would see again in the great beyond. 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