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N.C. congressman seeks 'Elvis Presley Day' N.C. congressman seeks 'Elvis Presley Day' BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN Scripps Howard News Service Posted December 17, 2012 at 4:03 p.m A North Carolina congressman defeated for re-election last month has introduced a resolution expressing congressional support for designating Jan. 8 as "Elvis Presley Day." Rep. Larry Kissell has already picked up 10 co-sponsors. (SHNS file photo by Charles Nicholas / The Commercial Appeal) (RS) WASHINGTON - A North Carolina congressman defeated for re-election last month has introduced a resolution expressing congressional support for designating Jan. 8 as "Elvis Presley Day." Rep. Larry Kissell, D-N.C., has already picked up 10 co-sponsors. The resolution notes that Presley was born Jan. 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Miss., and "remains one of the most famous American entertainers of all time whose influence on music and whose cultural impact continues today." It notes that Presley served in the U.S. Army and has been "hailed as the 'King of Rock and Roll.'" It notes that he died in Memphis and that Graceland is on the National Register of Historic Places. And it points out that the 1993 postage stamp featuring Elvis became the most popular commemorative stamp in United States history. In a statement shortly after introducing the resolution, Kissell, who represents a district east of Charlotte, said that in 1973, a billion people eventually watched the Elvis television broadcast, "Aloha from Hawaii." "We have many Elvis fans in our district, and on their behalf I have introduced a resolution to express the sense of Congress that Elvis' birthday, January 8, should be celebrated," Kissell said in the statement. "This legislation costs no money to taxpayers and doesn't require a day off for the federal government, but it does celebrate perhaps our first real worldwide cultural icon whose legacy continues to help us export our culture internationally. "I believe our government can do more than one thing at a time, and that as we continue to try to find a resolution to our budget woes and get our fiscal house in order, we can also find common ground on a simple bill like this one." The legislation-monitoring website Govtrack.us gives the bill a 31 percent chance of passing before Congress adjourns later this month. Contact Bartholomew Sullivan of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., at sullivanb@shns.com.

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List of some actors who have played Elvis Presley

 List of some actors who have played Elvis Presley

- Actor type of character type of media

- Bruce Campbell Elvis Presley/Sebastian Haff Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

- Dale Midkiff Elvis Presley Elvis and Me (1988) (TV)

- Dana MacKay Elvis at 35 years of age This Is Elvis (1981)

- David Dunavent young Elvis Presley Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series)

- David Keith Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel (1988)

- David Scott Elvis at 18 years of age This Is Elvis (1981)

- Don Johnson Elvis Presley Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) (TV)

- Ed Shifres Elvis Presley King and Me, The (1999)

- Gil McKinney young Elvis Presley Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)

- Harvey Keitel Elvis Presley Finding Graceland (1998)

- Johnny Bravo on the Cartoon Network

- Johnny Harra Elvis at 42 years of age This Is Elvis (1981)

- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Elvis Presley Elvis (2005) (TV mini-series)

- Karlo Metikos Elvis Presley Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985) (TV)

- Kurt Russell Elvis Presley Elvis (1979/I) (TV)

- Michael St. Gerard young Elvis Elvis (1990) TV mini-series   Great Balls of Fire! (1989) Heart of Dixie (1989)

- Paul Boensch Elvis Presley at 10 years of age This Is Elvis (1981)
- Paul Hipp Elvis Presley Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
- Peter Dobson young Elvis Presley Forrest Gump (1994)

- Rick Peters Elvis Presley Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) (TV)

- Rob Fenton young Elvis Presley Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999) (TV)

- Rob Youngblood Elvis Presley Elvis and  the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993) (TV)

- Shawn Wayne Klush young Elvis Presley Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV mini-series)

- Smith, Jason Alan Crazy 2005

- Todd Peterson young Elvis Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (mini) TV Series
- Tyler Hilton young Elvis Presley Walk the Line (2005)
- Val Kilmer Elvis Presley ghost True Romance (1993)

Actor	Credited character	Title (year of theatrical release, unless otherwise noted)
Jason Biggs	(fictional) Elvis Presley	Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2008)
Paul Boensch	Elvis Presley, age 10.	This Is Elvis (1981)
Lucas Cain	Elvis Presley, age 10.	Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series)
Bruce Campbell	i) and ii) (fictional) Elvis Presley	i) Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) ii) Bubba Nosferatu (2006/7)
Peter Dobson	i) (fictional) young Elvis Presley ii) The King	i) Forrest Gump (1994) ii) The Headhunter (2006/7)
Casting as of 25/1/07	Elvis Presley, ages 23-25	Sgt. Presley (2007)
David Dunavent	teenage Elvis Presley	Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series)
Jerry Eeten	Aaron Presley (Elvis re-incarnated)	Elvis took a bullit (2001)
Rob Fenton	young Elvis Presley	Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999) (TV-made)
Martin Fox	(fictional) Elvis Presley	Give My Head Peace (2003) (BBC TV comedy show)
Randy Gray	Elvis as a boy	Elvis (1979) (TV-made)
Johnny Harra	Elvis Presley, age 42.	This Is Elvis (1981)
Tyler Hilton	young Elvis Presley	Walk the Line (2006)
Paul Hipp	Elvis Presley	Liberace: Behind the Music (1988) (TV-made)
Don Johnson	Elvis Presley	Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) (TV-made)
Harvey Keitel	(fictional) Elvis Presley	Finding Graceland (1998)
David Keith	(fictional) Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
Val Kilmer	(fictional)The mentor	True Romance (1993)
Shawn Wayne Klush	young Elvis Presley	Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV mini-series)
Matt Lewis	Elvis Presley	Tears of a King (2006/7)
Steve Martin	The visitor (Elvis Presley, age 21).	Picasso at the Lapin Agile (1993, play)
Dana MacKay	Elvis Presley, age 35.	This Is Elvis (1981)
Gil McKinney	(fictional) Elvis Presley	Elvis Has Left the Building (2004, Video release only)
Karlo Metikos	Elvis Presley	Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985) (TV)
Dale Midkiff	Elvis Presley	Elvis and Me (1988) (TV-made)
Ryan Pelton	(fictional) Elvis Presley, age 26	Hounddog (2006/7)
Robert Patrick	(fictional) Mr. Aaron	Lonely Street (2006/7)
Rick Peters	Elvis Presley	Elvis meets Nixon (1997) (TV-made)
Todd Peterson	young Elvis Presley	Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV mini-Series)
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers	Elvis Presley	Elvis (2005) (TV mini-series)
Kurt Russell	Elvis Presley	Elvis (1979) (TV-made)
Joe Sagal	(fictional)Elvis Presley	Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" (2006) (TV-made)
David Scott	Elvis Presley, age 18.	This Is Elvis (1981)
Martin Shaw	Elvis Presley	Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1985, play)
Jason Alan Smith	Elvis Presley	Crazy (2006/7)
Ed Shifres	Elvis Presley	King and Me, The (1999)
Michael St. Gerard	i)and ii) young Elvis Presley iii)(fictional) young Elvis Presley	i) Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series) ii) Great Balls of Fire! (1989) iii)Heart of Dixie (1989)
Rob Youngblood	Elvis Presley	Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993) (TV-made)

Thus far, more than 50 actors have tried, with varying degrees of success, to play an Elvis Presley character at any age, and during every period of Presley's life and career, both on films and in the theater.

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

 

Paradise, Hawaiian Style is a 1966 musical comedy film starring Elvis. It was the third and final motion picture that Presley filmed in Hawaii. The film reached #40 on the Variety weekly box office chart, earning $2.5 million in theaters. This was 10-year-old Donna Butterworth's second and final film.

 

                                

PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE (1966)

 

SUZANNE LEIGH: JULY 26, 1945- (Judy Hudson/Friday)

 

JAMES SHIGETA: JUNE 17, 1933- (Danny Kohana)

 

DONNA BUTTERWORTH: 1956- (Jan Kohana)

 

MARIANNE HILL: FEBRUARY 9, 1941- (Lani Kaimana)

 

IRENE TSU: APRIL 5, 1943- (Pua)

 

LINDA WONG: 1936- (Lehua Kawena)

 

JULIE PARRISH: OCTOBER 21, 1940 - OCTOBER 1, 2003 (Joanna)

 

JOHN DOUCETTE: JANUARY 21, 1921 - AUGUST 16, 1994 (Donald Belden)

 

GRADY SUTTON: APRIL 6, 1906 - SEPTEMBER 17, 1995 (Mr. Cubberson)

 

DORIS PACKER: MAY 30, 1904 - MARCH 31, 1979 (Mrs. Barrington)

Frankie and Johnny

 

Frankie and Johnny is a 1966 musical film starring Elvis Presley as a riverboat gambler. The role of "Frankie" was played by Donna Douglas from The Beverly Hillbillies TV series. The film reached #40 on the Variety weekly national box office list for 1966. The budget of the film was estimated at $4.5 million. The director was Frederick De Cordova, who was the director and producer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson beginning in 1970.

                                    

FRANKIE & JOHNNY (1966)

 

DONNA DOUGLAS: SEPTEMBER 23, 1933 - (Frankie)

HARRY MORGAN: APRIL 10, 1915- (Cully)

SUE ANE LANGDON: MARCH 8, 1936 - (Mitzi)

NANCY KOVAK: MARCH 11, 1935- (Nellie Bly)

AUDREY CHRISTIE: JUNE 27, 1912 - DECEMBER 19, 1989 (Peg)

ROBERT STRAUSS: NOVEMBER 8, 1913-FEBRUARY 20, 1975(Blackie)

ANTHONY EISLEY: JANUARY 19, 1925 - JANUARY 20, 2003(Clint Braden)

JOYCE JAMESON: SEPTEMBER 26, 1932-JANUARY 16, 1987(Abigail)

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Berlin Exhibit‏

Berlin Exhibit‏

Berlin - A special exhibition documenting the 18 months Elvis Presley spent in Germany as a GI is currently pulling in visitors to the Allied Museum in Berlin. Entitled Sergeant Elvis Presley in Germany 1958-1960, the display documents the military career of the music legend as well as his life as a rock idol in uniform. Running until May 18, the exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of the day Elvis set foot on German soil on October 1, 1958. Like millions of other GIs who performed military service in Germany, Elvis arrived aboard a US Navy troop transporter in the northern port of Bremerhaven. One of 1,299 soldiers on board, he was transferred by a military train to Friedberg, north of Frankfurt, where he began his training with the US 3rd Armoured Division. Initially resident in an army barracks, he later lived off base in nearby Bad Nauheim. The town hosted festival last August to mark the 30th anniversary of his death. The Berlin exhibition traces the star's rise through the ranks, his military training, the manoeuvres he took part in and the daily life of the singer and other soldiers in the army. Documents show how he coped with his fame and the pressure of dealing with teenage fans who were constantly trying to catch a glimpse of him or obtain his autograph. "Elvis placed emphasis on being treated just like any other soldier," said a spokesman for the museum, which was set up to document the Allied presence in Berlin from 1945 to 1990. During that period the city was divided into four zones of occupation, administered by the World War II victors - the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France. Elvis carried out his duties in an orderly manner and was promoted accordingly. He left Germany in March 1960 and returned to the US where he continued his career in pop music. Once back, the first film he made dealt mainly with his life in the military. The movie, GI Blues, is the climax of the exhibition in Berlin. Since 1954, more than 1 billion Elvis records have been sold, a feat no other artist has accomplished. What made him so special in the 1950s was his mixture of white country music and black rhythm and blues backed by the hammer of a bass. In the conservative United States, his onstage gyrations were at first shocking. But he became an idol for an entire generation: a rebel, who broke the barriers of upbringing, skin colour and convention. He was just 42 when found dead in the bathroom of his Graceland mansion in Memphis on August 16, 1977. Doctors said his death was caused by heart failure, likely brought on by obesity and years of medication abuse.

Elvis Deserves More Recognition For His Many Charitable Acts

 

Elvis Deserves More Recognition
For His Many Charitable Acts

 

Elvis shared the bounty of his life with those far less fortunate.

Elvis felt especially charitable during the Christmas season. It started as early as December 1957, when he donated $1,050 so that all students at his alma mater, Humes High School, could attend the annual E. H. Crump Memorial Football Game for the Blind in Memphis.

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U.S.S. Arizona Benefit Show, Bloch Arena, Honolulu, March 25, 1961

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After Elvis returned home from the army, he started an annual holiday season custom of contributing funds to Memphis charities. In November 1962, Elvis presented Memphis Mayor Loeb with a $50,000 donation to a combination of Memphis charities. A few days before Christmas in 1963, Elvis was back in the mayor's office, this time handing over a check for $55,000 to be distributed among 58 local charities. Elvis donated similar amounts to Memphis charities at year's end in both 1964 and 1965. By 1966, his generosity to the needy in his hometown had doubled to over $100,00. The following religious season, Elvis pledged $10,500 to the Memphis Jewish Community Center Building Fund.

In recognition of Elvis's many charitable contributions to the city, both Memphis Mayor William Ingram and Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington declared October 29, 1967, "Elvis Presley Day" in the city and state.

Elvis stood up in the fight against polio

Early in his career, Elvis came forward to support the March of Dimes, a foundation seeking to find a cure for children's polio. In this cause, Elvis gave his time and image to encourage the public to support the charity. On October 28, 1956, before appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show that evening, Elvis was inoculated with the new Salk polio vaccine and recorded a public service announcement for the March of Dimes. In January 1958, Elvis posed for photographs at Graceland with March of Dimes poster girl, eight-year-old Mary Kosloski, and while in the army in January 1959 he again appeared in publicity shots with that year's March of Dimes poster child. Later that year, Elvis continued his support of the organization by publicly receiving a polio booster shot.

Undoubtedly the most publicized of Elvis's charitable efforts were the benefit concerts he performed throughout his career. His first such show came on July 4, 1956, at Memphis's Russwood Park. Over 14,000 tickets were sold, with all proceeds going to The Cynthia Milk Fund and the Variety Club's Home for Convalescent Children. Elvis's next benefit concert was in Tupelo, Mississippi, on September 27, 1957. After expenses, all proceeds, which amounted to over $14,000, went toward the construction of a youth center in Tupelo.

Benefit show for USS Arizona Memorial most remembered

After leaving the army in 1960, Elvis performed live on stage just three times before settling into a Hollywood career through the sixties. All three shows were benefit concerts. The first two concerts were part of a Memphis charity event at Ellis Auditorium on February 25, 1961. Elvis's afternoon and evening shows brought in a total of $51,612, of which $47,823 was divided among 26 Memphis charities. The remaining $3,789 was set aside for the Elvis Presley Youth Center in Tupelo. A month later, probably Elvis's most well-known benefit concert was held in Hawaii to raise funds for the USS Arizona Memorial. The show at Honolulu's Bloch Arena netted $62,000 for the monument in Pearl Harbor. (While in Hawaii in 1965 on location for Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Elvis and Colonel Parker visited the completed memorial to lay a bell-shaped wreath in honor of the servicemen killed aboard the Arizona.)

There were two more benefit shows during Presley's concert years in the seventies. Elvis's 1973 worldwide satellite concert at Honolulu's International Convention Center on January 13-14 benefited the Kui Lee Cancer Fund. No admission was charged but those attending donated over $75,000 to the cancer fund. Finally, on May 5, 1975, Elvis gave a charity concert in Jackson, Mississippi, to benefit victims of a McComb, Mississippi, tornado. After the concert, Elvis presented a check for more than $100,000 to Governor Bill Waller.
Elvis responsible for many other random acts of kindness

One of Elvis's favorite charities was St. Jude's Hospital for children in Memphis. In June 1957, Elvis appeared on stage with hospital benefactor Danny Thomas at the "Shower of Stars" benefit show at Russwood Park in Memphis. Then, in 1964 Elvis purchased Franklin Roosevelt's yacht, the Potomac, for $55,000 and presented it to Danny Thomas to be auctioned off, with benefits going to St. Jude's Hospital.

Scattered throughout Elvis's career were many other charitable acts, which received little, if any, press coverage at the time. On November 5, 1956, Elvis made a non-performance appearance in Memphis supporting a new driver-education program, and on September 20, 1957, he appeared on Memphis TV to support the same cause. On December 12, 1956, Elvis donated toys to a Marine Corps drive for underprivileged children. The following April he was the first contributor to "Coffee Day for Crippled Children," a Memphis charity. While in the army in January 1959, Elvis joined fellow soldiers in donating blood to the German Red Cross. In 1965 Frank Sinatra and Barbara Stanwyck thanked Elvis in a special ceremony for his $50,000 donation to the "Motion Picture Relief Fund," and in 1970 Elvis contributed $7,000 to the Los Angeles Police community relations program. And in May 1971, Elvis gave flowers for Mother's Day to all female employees at the International Hotel in Las Vegas.

Finally, Elvis twice made unusual contributions to the Memphis Zoo. In June 1957 he shipped to the zoo a wallaby he had received as a gift from Australia. Five years later Presley fans in Australia sent him another wallaby, which he also gifted to the Memphis Zoo.

We'll never know about all of Elvis's charitable acts

 The charitable acts listed above are just a few. Undoubtedly, during his lifetime Elvis was responsible for many other acts of charity that went unreported and will remain unknown. Elvis fans can be justly proud that their favorite entertainer often shared the good fortune of his life with the less fortunate. It was only natural that he had the compassion to do so, since he was raised in a family that needed a helping hand once in awhile. —