“That was the last time I saw him alive,” she reveals. Later, when she went to see her father, Lisa Marie stumbled on Elvis' corpse — being attended to by galpal Ginger Alden — lying facedown on the red shag carpet next to the toilet in his bathroom. This story is from the August 6, 2018 edition of Globe.
The King's life came to an end on August 16, 1977. He was found unconscious by his then-girlfriend, Ginger Alden, on the bathroom floor in his Graceland mansion home. He was rushed to the hospital but after several attempts to revive him failed, Presley was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. He was only 42 years old.
Lisa Marie was just 9 years old when she saw the dead body of her father Elvis Presley on the night of August 16, 1977. The memory would have a lasting effect on the girl, who recalls the last time she saw The King alive was when he kissed her goodnight at their Graceland home.
Did Ginger Alden Attend Elvis' Funeral? Yes. As his fiancée at the time, it is believed that Ginger Alden was present for Elvis' funeral. Following the funeral, however, she was reportedly banned from Graceland by Presley's family and had to receive permission to visit his grave.
8., Lisa Marie said she was "overwhelmed" by the Elvis movie, for which Butler won a Golden Globe for Best Actor (Drama). "I just want to thank you for coming," Lisa Marie said alongside Butler, daughter Riley Keogh and the film's director, Baz Luhrmann.
But not everything in the film is entirely true to life. Having to compile four decades of life into a two-hour and 39-minute run time made for many details of Presley's career to blur together, while some were fictionalized entirely for the sake of entertainment.
After Presley's death, his uncle Vester explained to the press that the family was “not interested in her” because “she took advantage of Elvis' name”. He even went as far as to say: “Ginger Alden is dead now as far as the family is concerned. We don't even recognise her as a human being.”
Lisa Marie became the the sole owner of the mansion when the trust holding her inheritance dissolved on her 25th birthday in 1993. Graceland has become a popular tourist attraction over the years, with public tours on offer as well as sprawling museum exhibits.
Presley fell in love with Ginger Alden when the actress was 21 and he was in his early 40s. She too was a former beauty queen. They got engaged and lived together in Graceland.
It is widely believed that Elvis Presley's last words were “I'm sorry, I love you” spoken to his wife, Priscilla, moments before he died on August 16, 1977.
Elvis died of a heart attack on Aug. 16, 1977. The "preliminary autopsy findings" indicated that the cause of death was "cardiac arrhythmia," according to Dr. Jerry Francisco, the Shelby County coroner, who conducted a two-hour examination of the body.
In the years after Elvis' death, Ginger struggled with depression and alcoholism. She eventually sought treatment and got sober in the early 1980s. Since then, she has dedicated her life to preserving Elvis' legacy.
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The "Hound Dog" singer was originally buried next to his mother, Gladys, at Memphis' Forest Hill Cemetery. After an attempt was made to steal Presley's coffin, both his and Gladys' bodies were moved to Graceland, where they were buried in the Meditation Garden.
The Upstairs Remains Off Limits
It was there, in his bathroom, that Presley's body was found on Aug. 16, 1977. After the home was opened to the public in 1982, the second floor was sealed shut out of respect to the family — and also to avoid any macabre attention at the scene of his death.
After Lisa Marie's death in 2023, Graceland and her trust were inherited by her daughters, Riley Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood, a representative for Graceland confirmed to People. Lisa Marie shared Riley with her ex-husband, Danny Keough, whom she divorced in 1994.
She also had twin daughters, Harper and Finley, 14, with Michael Lockwood, whom she divorced in 2021. Riley, Harper and Finley are now set to be the beneficiaries of the Graceland trust.
“When Elvis died, he had one child, which was Lisa Marie — he wanted everything to go to Lisa Marie,” Melcher said. “Priscilla and Elvis were divorced and he made a conscious choice not to leave Priscilla in his will or estate.
Priscilla Presley denied request to be buried at Graceland with ex-husband Elvis. Elvis' wife for six years, Priscilla Presley, was denied her request to be buried next to her ex-husband during negotiations over her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley's trust.
At the time of his death in 1997, Elvis' Manager, Colonel Parker was worth approximately $1 million, the same as $1.8 million in 2023.
Austin Butler And Kaia Gerber Attend Lisa Marie Presley's Memorial Service - YouTube.
On Aug. 18, 1977, two days after his death, Presley was buried next to his late mother, Gladys, at Memphis' Forest Hill Cemetery. However, an attempt was made to steal his 900-lb., steel-lined, copper-plated coffin and hold the remains for ransom.
Elvis and Priscilla shared custody of their daughter from 1972. 'He'd send his jet, the Lisa Marie, to take her from LA to Utah, so she could play in the snow,' wrote Burn. 'Lisa Marie was so used to seeing people jump at her father's command, that she took years to overcome this habit,' recalled Priscilla.