Elvis briefly dated model Ann Pennington in 1974 of TV's 'The Price Is Right'. She also frequented Harlem in its jazz heyday. We never spoke after that, and then I went to his funeral in August 1977 for those three days. 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Weve all read for years that Elvis wasnt interested in having relations with a woman who had born a child. Ann Pennington was born in Wilmington, Delaware. There were many women who spoke of spending the night with him without having sex, and while it was romantic and exciting, neither of them needed it to be any more than that. Are you going to be her or not?. You talk about Caught in a Trap.. A three-reel short in which Ann Pennington appears with. Also, its sort of funny, but Joyce got in touch with Joe to check me out before she agreed to speak with me. Barbara Bonner Dated In the 1960s68. Family (1) Spouse Peter Andrew Brinkman ( 31 October 1993 - February 2005) (his death) I quote her about that in the book. Pennington is the sister of fellow model Janice Pennington, and like Janice, appeared as a model on game shows. Kathy Gabriel Miss Ohio 195853. He cared about her a lot. He would tend to see the girlfriends less and less and then just not see her again, and sometimes it would just fade away he never wanted to hurt anyones feelings thats for sure. Hannah Melcher Miss Austria54. MovieStillsDB). Ann M Pennington, 60. He did not like confrontation and he never wanted to hurt anybodys feelings but there was something very personal between us and I know why it ended. First, she is a knockout with an absolutely captivating personality, and second, she is a twin. Vera Tschechowa Dated In Munich46. by Joe Car Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:01 am, Post She was born in 1960 and Clambake was filmed in 1967. Reeca Smith was important to him, because she was one of the last, if not the last, of the 14-year old girls he chose to mentor and shape. I dont think so. Already with three critically acclaimed books about Elvis published and her fourth to be released next month, Alanna's name is one of the most recognisable in the increasingly crowded library of Elvis authors. But again, Elvis also just loved talking with her, because he was comfortable being around young people, and they didnt demand much of him, and he could be a hero. Connie Stevens Actress 196160. Its amazing he could be in such good humor most of the time, and that he could harness his talent for as long as he did, especially when you add in his physical problems. [2] She wanted to be a classical actress, but her diminutive stature and talent as a dancer conspired against this ambition. Together, they share two children, Caitlin and John. KathyWestmoreland Toured with Elvis89. Mindi Miller with Ed Enoch, Al Strada and Tom Morgan Elvis Funeral. Learn how your comment data is processed. Lets start with the first one. Anna Pennington (December 23, 1893 November 4, 1971) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who starred on Broadway in the 1910s and 1920s, notably in the Ziegfeld Follies and George White's Scandals. She began her career on Broadway as a member of the chorus in The Red Widow (1911) starring Raymond Hitchcock. The booklet was originally sold as a 'program' during 'The King's Ransom World Tour'. Diane Goodman Miss Georgia, 197279. Anne Neyland Dated Jailhouse Rock35. . I wrote to her, but heard nothing back. For instance, I suspect few fans know that Elvis briefly dated model Ann Pennington of TV's 'The Price Is Right'. Mindi Miller: The last time I saw Elvis was in November, the end of November 1976 and I spoke to him in 1977 shortly after his birthday. Mindi Miller was invited to a part at Elvis Monovale House in Bel Air, in March 1975 they dated on and off over the period of 1975 and 1976. And Regis Vaughn, Elviss prom date. Did your research uncover much about their meeting? In December 1972, the two were reunited one last . Elvis pinned Priscilla down and asked: I didnt know this was going to get out of hand. Co-stars. Ann Helm Follow That Dream co-star83. Was that her fault? For sure I'll keep checking my local Chapters after the New Year. Well, like Priscilla, Ginger deserves more sympathy than shes received, I think. The text is particularly informative, telling us about the origination of many items and also revealing little known facts from Elvis' life and relationships. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1976 issue. Ann Pennington never settled in one place for very long. 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. There are a lot of really sad elements in that relationship. By 1975, Elvis was wearing track suits, only his were DEA issue, and often over his stagewear. Dolores Hart Loving You / King Creole40. Lisa Watts, Memphis bank teller, May-August 197791. So he wanted to be around both Joyce and her sister, Janice. \And I remember when I was writing the book with Billy Smith, Marty Lacker, and Lamar Fike, that Lamar also downplayed Joyces importance in Elviss life. She also was noted as an accomplished tap dancer. Bruce Jackson Born June 3rd 1949- Died January 29th 2011 Elvis's Sound Engineer from 1971-1977. It will be fun 3-hour cruise up the Mississippi River, with lots of Elvis music, drinks and snacks. She said they missed their time, in that she was young, and he was not yet divorced when they met. Whether you are intrigued by Elvis' elaborate wardrobe, his stunning jewelry, or his fascination with firearms and law enforcement, the visual treats in 'The King's Ransom', and their supporting text, are impressive, to say the least. Swedish-born Ann-Margret grew up in a remote town full of lumberjacks and farmers high up near the Arctic Circle. Known for her sultry and soulful singing voice and swinging dance style, she was initially billed as the female Elvis. Soon after her vocal career took off, Ann-Margret began landing starring roles in classic films like Bye Bye Birdie and of course, Viva Las Vegas. by Joe Car Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:07 am, Post Except that there really ought to be a support group for the 70s ladies. Despite being together for fourteen years . Welcome To The FECC Forum - More than 100 Million Visitors Can't Be Wrong!!! People who suffer from this feel as if a part of themselves has died, and they arent able to fully move on in life. Pennington performs "Snake Hips (Do the Wiggle Waggle Woo)". Natalie Wood Actress22. But she'd never spoken to him, and never thought he'd paid any attention to her - he seemed too interested in Betty or Billie. 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. He needed to escape his environment at home, where he felt pretty oppressed at the moment, and going to see a twin was, in a way, crawling back into the womb. I'm very much looking forward to meeting the fans! Judy Spreckles spring 195718. I was so nice to find out how she became a writer and the hard work it represents to write a good book of this high standard, I commend her for all this work and for writing the truth and the reality of whatever happened in Elvis live, even if it make us fans sad at times, but she helped us understand Elvis and really know who he really was in reality, because I do believe that he was so missunderstood by may of the people around him. Even though Elvis and Ann-Margret started off on the wrong foot, they still maintained a caring relationship. She is an actress, known for The Winds of Autumn (1976), Long Time Gone (1986) and Card Sharks (1978). AN: This is absolutely true, but there were always exceptions. Regis WilsonVaughan Prom date 195307. Pennington was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 23, 1893, and reputedly moved with her family to Camden, New Jersey, around 1900. "Card Sharks" host Jim Perry with Ann Pennington and Janice Baker - April 1978, All Elvis Premium Archive --> Posts Prior to 2008, Dr. John Carpenter's Clinic, 934 Washington Street, Elvis Promo Adverts & Posters / Moderator of this Forum is Tony, The Fool's Forum of Classic Elvis Articles' & Pictures', The Best of Elvis on YouTube & Other Video Sites. Not really. With her long, red hair and great legs she quickly . Vicki Peters Dated In 197174. Moderators: FECC-Moderator, Moderator5, Moderator3, Site Mechanic, Post She is little and cunning on Mr. Ziegfeld's stage and little and cunning on the screen. 01. Mindi Miller: Elvis was not typical in any of his relationships with any of his girlfriends. She has such heart, and was really fun-loving, and he could blow off steam with her. I feel so sorry for him. He was not dressed up, he was very ordinary. Her debut in the Ziegfeld Follies was in 1913, where she quickly established herself as one Ziegfeld's top attractions. Please tell us about this. There are no winners in this story. Included are numerous rare photos of Elvis on and off-stage. She has youth, a Mary Pickford like harum-scarum way with her and, except in the trying close-ups when her expression is somewhat adenoidal, she is pretty. A couple of women that I interviewed indicated that it was more important for him to please his partner than for him to receive that much enjoyment himself. He just looked like a guy that was lounging in his house, relaxing with his buddies. She was interested in karate (she performed all her own movie stunts), exploring spirituality and the Bible and so they had a lot in common. Please tell us about this. Its interesting to me that Colonel Parker also had a fixation on small thingsminiature ponies, and midgets, among them. EIN: So when you met him was Elvis dressed up in all his finery so as to impress you? At the age of seventeen she made her Broadway debut in the musical. The original edition is called Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia, but when the new edition came out, I argued for simply Elvis and the Memphis Mafia, which is what we wanted to call it to start with, and got overruled at the publishing house. The circumstances of her life made her that way. And again it was the same kind of feeling that I had when we passed in the car which is like that thunderbolt of lightning the just hits you and knocks you over. A woman can be humiliated just so many times. by drjohncarpenter Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:45 pm, Post by drjohncarpenter Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:05 am, Post Subscribe to EIN's FREE online newsletter, Go HERE for Part 3 of Alanna's fascinating interview. Deborah Walley Spinout co-star70. AN: It didnt, no. Its a pretty cute story. A lot of people find her cold and distant. ", "Absolute id crashed into absolute superegoas the uptightset man in America shook hands with just about the loosest. EIN: An important theme in Baby, Lets Play House is, for want of a better term, the inner Elvis. by MikeFromHolland Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:56 pm, Post He said, Lisa could be an irritating little girl, but I think she was just starved for his attention, really. Check out pages 646-7 of the book we did together. 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. Tony Sykes: I read on another site that Ms Nash's book was garbage. They were simply acquaintances. She is also survived by 15 Grandchildren, 33 . 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. Mindi Miller was an actress when she met Elvis in early 1975. 1 Comment Little did I know he would soon capture mine., Elvis and Ann-Margret pose for a promo photo for their film Viva Las Vegas, 1964. If an internal link led you here, you may . So it turns out that Elvis was able to move past that hang-up with these women. the day Elvis died..an important revelation. Carol Connor songwriter75. Bruce Jackson Born June 3rd 1949- Died January 29th 2011 Elvis's Sound Engineer from 1971-1977. Go HERE to find out more about Mindi Miller &, Mindi Miller Interview by the Elvis Information Network, Memories of beloved pets live on at cemetery, The ostensible focus of all this was a 1965 Cadillac El Dorado. Roger Smith with wife Ann-Margret, circa 1970; New York. They fixate on their loss. But though it took a long time, she finally became Priscilla, her own person. AN: Well, I think the biggest name is Cher. Hope Hathaway Chorus girl, 196161. Some of her scenes from Tanned Legs still survive, but her role in The Great Ziegfeld, while listed in some inventories, was in fact cut before release. Ann is a cool woman. And thats the Elvis that I met not dressed in a way that he would have been even going out for dinner or to the movies or something like that no jeans, no T-shirt, no sweater, not one of his big blouse shirts or anything like that- just very normal, very average. And, of course, there were a myriad of women then, and Linda Thompson was very much on the scene. While Elvis and Ann-Margret remained close, Ann-Margret wed actor Roger Smith exactly one week after Elvis and Priscillas wedding on May 1, 1967. Ann Pennington may refer to: Ann Pennington (actress) (1893-1971), popular stage star of the 1910s and 1920s. Ann Victoria Pennington (born June 3, 1950) is an American model and actress. Cole Porter, Ray Henderson, Joe Burke, Oscar Levant and Edward Ward all wrote for her shows, and The New Yorkers (1931) was her last great show for Porter. She joined the Ziegfeld Follies in 1913. Do you understand me?". Keep up the good work! The women interviewed represent some of those who were romantically involved with Elvis and others who enjoyed a platonic relationship with him. (Photo Credit: Art Zelin/Getty Images). No, that relationship with Joyce went on for awhile. But she arrived in his life in the early 70s just as so many things were starting to go bad. Yes, this is a central theme in the book, and as you say, Dr. Whitmer was the first person to write a detailed psychological study of Elvis and how the trauma of losing his brother and then his mother impacted him. The concluding part of EIN's insightful interview with Alanna Nash will be published later this month (Jan 2010). "Elvis Presley is the greatest cultural force in the 20th century. She said, Truthfully he didnt care much about sex, not when I knew him, even when he was young and healthy. Elvis and Priscilla Presley on their wedding day, May 1, 1967. The women interviewed represent some of those who were romantically involved with Elvis and others who enjoyed a platonic relationship with him. The Female Elvis Swedish-born Ann-Margret grew up in a remote town full of "lumberjacks and farmers high up near the Arctic Circle." Known for her sultry and soulful singing voice and swinging dance style, she was initially billed as the "female Elvis." Rita Moreno actress 195730. Just one month after his marriage to Priscilla, Elvis sent Ann-Margret a guitar made of flowers in celebration of her Las Vegas debut. AN: I think Sheila Ryan was extremely important to him. And he says, "The minute Elvis walks in the door," he says, "Ann, I want you to stand up and swoon, and I'll go over here and open the door to the anteroom and the press will see you fainting at his presence." And I said, I looked at my father and my father was saying, "Mmm, I don't think so." Of Ann Pennington's official film debut in Susie Snowflake, The New York Times stated on June 26, 1916: Many of those who went to the Broadway yesterday for the first showing of Susie Snowflake will be inclined to endorse this particular nomination. In other words, because these were women he might presumably marry, or certainly escorted in public, he respected their desire to hold on to their virginity and their reputations. And shes a poised beauty with impeccable manners who can still fit into the coat he bought for her! But I have a lot of sympathy for her, even as I also understand how hurt Elvis was that she left. This user is no longer a member. Ann-Margret and Smith remained married for 50 years until Smiths death in 2017. The pair lost contact with one another. Pennington stars as a Latin dancer and model. And they were all looking at him. But many men believe that petite women are more feminine, and Elvis certainly liked girls to look feminine. So many of them are still grieving for and about him. Barbara Leigh would tell you that. His first marriage with the actress cum model, Ann Pennington, lasted for over a decade from 1979 to 1993. They stayed together for 14 years before getting a divorce. When she made her first appearance on the Las Vegas stage in June 1967, Elvis sent her a guitar-shaped floral arrangement. Celeste Yarnall is another one. 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