Elvis and Gladys
Encyclopedia
Biography
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of rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
singer Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
by author and film industry insider, Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy
Elaine Dundy was an American novelist, biographer, journalist, actress and playwright.-Early life:Born Elaine Rita Brimberg in New York City, of Latvian maternal descent, her Polish father was an office furniture manufacturer and a violent bully...
. The book recounts Presley's early life, the role his mother Gladys played in his formative years, and his beginnings in recorded music
Music
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and film
Film
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Hardcover edition published in the U.S.
United States
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in 1985 by MacMillan Publishing Company, New York. ISBN 0-02-553910-8. It was reissued in paperback in 2004 by the University Press of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
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Widely acclaimed, the Boston Globe called it "Nothing less than the best Elvis book yet" and Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
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, "The most fine-grained Elvis bio ever."
The biopic which depicted Elvis' relationship with Gladys is featured in the TV series Elvis, which starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis and Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley in the 2005 mini-series Elvis....
as Gladys.
External links
- books (ISBN 1-57806-634-4)
- University Press of Mississippi
- Elaine Dundy website