Colonel Tom Parker

1 week ago - Priscilla Presley attended the funeral to represent the Elvis Presley Estate and gave a eulogy that, to many in the room, summed up Parker: "Elvis and the Colonel made history together, and the world is richer, better and far more interesting because of their collaboration. And now I need to locate my wallet, because I noticed there was no ticket booth on the way in here, but I'm sure that the Colonel must have arranged for some toll on the way out." She reiterated her positive opinion to Tom Hanks in 2022 when the actor prepared to play Parker for Elvis (2022).

January 10, 1993 - Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story: Directed by William A. Graham. With Beau Bridges, Rob Youngblood, Alex Courtney, Richard Anders. The story of superstar Elvis Presley and the relationship between he and Colonel Tom Parker, his manager ...

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August 16, 2022 - LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One of the biggest blockbuster movies of the summer explores the life of Las Vegas icon Elvis Presley and his complicated relationship with manager Colonel Tom Parker. Parker wasn’t his real name, nor was he a colonel.

November 13, 2024 - Netflix’s new documentary Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley revisits the period in Presley’s career when he was at a crossroads. Converted seven years previously from a singer to a movie star by his influential manager, ...

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The following is my attempt to resolve the conundrum of his life. ... Excerpted from The Colonel by Alanna Nash. Interview with Colonel Tom Parker : Elvis Presley's Manager : 1987 Interview with Colonel Tom Parker : Elvis Presley's Manager Peter Guralnick, Talks About Colonel Tom Parker

November 15, 2024 - Colonel Tom Parker is the most controversial huckster in showbiz history. To mark the release of Netflix’s latest documentary, Return of the King, we explore how Parker helped destroy the king of rock 'n' roll

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PURCHASED FOR BAZ LUHRMANN'S "ELVIS" MOVIE STARRING TOM HANKS AS 'THE COLONEL.Based on unprecedented, original research and interviews with insiders, this authoritative biography of Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997), Elvis Presley’s lifelong ...

1 day ago - Colonel Tom Parker, at the time a carnival huckster, manages country singer Hank Snow but realizes Elvis' crossover potential when he hears "That's All Right," initially assuming that the artist is black.

Netflixs new documentary Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley revisits the period in Presleys career when he was at a crossroads. Converted seven years previously from a singer to a movie star by his influential manager, Colonel ...

In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch, explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis Presley.

March 4, 2025 - But Baz wanted to make him seem more “other.” Or as Baz told me in an interview, “I thought it was very important that Tom present the audience with a strangeness, a sort of ‘What is going on with this guy?’” · Did the Colonel live out his later years being sickly in casinos, as portrayed in the movie’s framing device? Yes. He was also a consultant to the Hilton, where he gambled every day. Did Parker really have huge gambling debts he was able to pay off by committing Elvis to a single Vegas hotel for years before Presley’s death?

June 25, 2022 - Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis stars Austin Butler as the hip-swiveling titular hound dog and Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker.

Nash, Alanna, “The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley”, New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003