The Colonel himself ended up being the greatest sucker of them all, giving back almost his entire fortune to the Hilton croupiers.
The case was settled out of court in 1983, and in exchange for $2 million, Parker had to relinquish all video and audio recordings of Presley and give up his earnings on all Presley-related materials for the next five years.
More still went to RCA records, sole owner of all of Elvis' music before 1973, thanks to a $5.4-million deal Parker arranged in that year. It is a deal that severed the Presley estate from the royalties for more than 700 songs and put $2.6 million in the colonel's pocket.
Upon the death of her grandparents a few years later, Priscilla and the National Bank of Commerce were appointed as trustees, and Lisa Marie became Elvis' sole heir. In 1983, during her 25th birthday, Lisa Marie finally inherited her father's entire estate, which had grown to about $100 million.
Parker initially took a 25 percent commission, which grew to 50 percent. He made more off the toys, TV appearances, and acting roles, than Elvis.
And in 1973, he sold the masters for all of Presley's recordings to RCA for $5.4 million. Not only was that a fraction of their worth; after Parker's cut and taxes, Presley was left with $1.35 million, most of that going to Priscilla Presley in a divorce settlement.
After his own death, the Colonel's estate was worth barely $1 million, despite most estimates putting Parker's earnings during his lifetime as being in excess of $100 million. Ultimately, the shrewdness of the business deals that Parker negotiated for Elvis were entirely in vain.
The only daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie was the sole inheritor of her father's famed mansion.
The iconic Memphis home of Elvis Presley, which had been willed to his daughter Lisa Marie Presley — who died Jan. 12 at the age of 54 — will now go to Presley's three surviving children: elder daughter Riley Keough, 33, and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood, 14. Lisa Marie Presley's son, Benjamin Keough, died in 2020.
Lisa Marie Presley retains 100% sole personal ownership of Graceland Mansion itself and its over 13-acre original grounds and her father's personal effects - meaning costumes, wardrobe, awards, furniture, cars, etc.. She has made the mansion property and her father's personal effects permanently available for tours of ...
Yes, Colonel Tom Parker did go to Elvis' funeral.
Presley never fired Parker publicly, but he did have an on-stage meltdown at a Vegas show over the firing of a kitchen employee he liked. After this altercation, Presley and Parker did have an argument that resulted in Parker's firing, according to Alanna Nash, author of Parker's biography.
No, Elvis Didn't Fire Colonel Tom Parker From the Stage at Las Vegas. In the later years of his life Elvis performed several Las Vegas residency shows after the Colonel made a deal to keep him there in order to pay for his large gambling debt.
The Wanted's Tom Parker left £70k to widow after he died from cancer without writing will. The Wanted singer Tom Parker died without making a will before he died after a gruelling battle with cancer, but the singer left £70,000 to his widow Kelsey.
At the time of Elvis' death in 1977, his estate was worth about $5 million (roughly $25.4 million in today's dollars). Lisa Marie Presley inherited her father's estate when she turned 25 years old in 1993.
After Lisa Marie's death in 2023, Graceland and her trust were inherited by her daughters, 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.
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.
Lisa-Marie Presley's three daughters to inherit Graceland estate worth $718 million. Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters will inherit the $718 million estate once owned by Elvis after her sudden death last week.
A majority of this money comes in through Graceland, which earns around $10 million annually during a typical year. All in all, the Presley estate is worth anywhere between $400 to $500 million as of 2020, according to a Presley estate executive cited in a report by Rolling Stone.
Following Elvis's death, he left Lisa Marie ownership of the Graceland estate through a trust fund set up in her benefit. That trust dissolved when she turned 25 in 1993, giving her full ownership of the property, which now hosts popular public tours and sits next to museums honoring Elvis's life and career.
"Lisa Marie's final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son Ben," a statement to PEOPLE read. She was honored with a public service at Graceland on Jan. 22. "Riley, Harper, Finley, and Priscilla are grateful for the support, well-wishes, and outpouring of love honoring their beloved Lisa Marie.
The sum varies from $2 million to $10 million, she says, and as the movie shows, Elvis ultimately decided he couldn't afford to pay and went back to work for the colonel.
He had no children, and he treated his wife as a companion, not as a lover. But, backed by some members of the Van Kuijk family, Nash still believes it more likely than not that Colonel Parker was a killer. It could have been a coincidence, yes, of course. I cannot say without reservation that he killed this woman.
At the time of Presley's death in 1977, it was suspected that Parker owed the Las Vegas Hilton over $30 million ($144,876,442 in 2022 dollars) in gambling losses. After a lifetime that saw him earn in excess of $100 million, Parker's estate was worth barely $1 million when he died.