The Colonel
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“Memories,” ref1, ref2
Memphis, Tennessee
EP returns from Army service to, ref1
Presley house on Audubon Drive, ref1
recording sessions in, ref1, ref2
Memphis Commercial Appeal, ref1, ref2
Memphis Cotton Carnival, ref1
Memphis Mafia, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Memphis Press-Scimitar, ref1, ref2
MGM, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17
Midnight Mission (Los Angeles), ref1
Miller, Bill, ref1, ref2
Miller, Loanne, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4. See also Parker, Loanne Miller (wife of TP)
Millhouse, Frog, ref1
Mills, Gordon, ref1
Milton Berle Show, The, ref1, ref2
Mirisch Brothers, ref1
Mister Songman Music, ref1
Mitchum, Robert, ref1, ref2
Mix, Tom, ref1
Moffatt, Tom, ref1
Moman, Chips, ref1
“Mommy, Please Stay Home with Me,” ref1
Monroe, Bill, ref1
Moody Blue (EP album), ref1
Moore, Bob, ref1, ref2
Moore, Mary Tyler, ref1
Moore, Scotty, ref1, ref2, ref3
Moran, John, ref1
Morgan, George, ref1
Morris, Bobby, ref1
Moscheo, Joe, ref1, ref2, ref3
Mott, Elisha, Jr. “Bitsy” (brother-in-law of TP), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19
Mott, Elisha (father-in-law of TP), ref1
Mott, Marie Frances. See Parker, Marie Francis Mott Sayre Ross (wife of TP)
Mott, Susie Ardelia Woodard “Granny” (mother-in-law of TP), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Muirhead, Eric, ref1
Murphy, Jew, ref1
“My Blue Heaven,” ref1
Naff, Nick, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Nash, Graham, ref1
Nashville
EP recording sessions, ref1
Grand Ole Opry, ref1
WSM Artist Service Bureau, ref1
Nashville Banner, ref1
Nashville Tennessean, ref1, ref2
Nathan, Paul, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
National Box Office Survey, ref1
National General, ref1
National Personnel Records Center, ref1, ref2
NBC-TV, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Neal, Bob, ref1, ref2
Nelson, Ken, ref1
Nelson, Rick, ref1, ref2, ref3
Neutkens, Hanneke, ref1, ref2
New Frontier, ref1
Newman, Artie, ref1
Newman, Jimmy, ref1
Newman, Paul, ref1
Newman, Thomas “Flash,” ref1, ref2
Newton, Ray, ref1
Newton, Wayne, ref1, ref2
Newton-John, Olivia, ref1
New York Daily News, ref1
New York Times, The, ref1
New York World’s Fair (1939), ref1
Nichopoulos, Dean, ref1
Nichopoulos, George, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15
Nielsen, Sherrill, ref1
Nightline, ref1
Nightmare Alley (movie), ref1
Nixon, Richard M., ref1
Nogar, Thorne, ref1
Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors, ref1
O’Brien, Jim, ref1, ref2
Odets, Clifford, ref1, ref2
Ogden, David, ref1
O’Grady, John, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
“One Has My Name (the Other Has My Heart),” ref1
“One Night,” ref1
Opry Artists Service Bureau, ref1
O’Reilly, John, ref1, ref2
O’Toole, Peter, ref1
Palm Springs, California
EP in, ref1
TP in, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Paper Moon (movie), ref1
Parade magazine, ref1
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (movie), ref1
Paramount, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18
Parker, Colonel Tom
as advisor/manager for Elvis Presley, ref1, ref2
alcohol and, ref1
appearance of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
assistants, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
birth of, ref1, ref2
carnival life, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
changes name from Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, ref1, ref2
citizenship status, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13
compulsive behaviors of, ref1
credit line on Presley movies, ref1, ref2
death of, ref1, ref2
death of EP, ref1, ref2
depression of, ref1, ref2
draft registration, ref1, ref2
Dutch background, ref1, ref2, ref3
EP memorabilia, ref1, ref2
falls in RCA Building, ref1
as field agent for Hillsborough County Humane Society, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
foreign performance opportunities, ref1, ref2
gambling and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23
generosity, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
heart attacks, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
homes with Loanne Miller, ref1, ref2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
love of fun, ref1, ref2
marriage to Loanne Miller, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
marriage to Marie Francis Mott. See Parker, Marie Francis Mott Sayre Ross (wife of TP)
merchandising activities, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
named colonel by governor of Louisiana, ref1
need to humiliate others, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
as performer, ref1
RCA Records lawsuit against, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
“rebirth” in West Virginia, ref1, ref2, ref3
as Santa Claus, ref1, ref2, ref3
secrecy of, ref1, ref2, ref3
sexuality of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
side deals, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
signs will, ref1
Social Security application, ref1
strokes, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
temper of, ref1
in U.S. Army, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Western image, ref1
Wonderful World of Show Business Exhibit (planned), ref1
See also van Kuijk, Andreas Cornelis (Dries)
Parker, Loanne Miller (wife of TP)
death of TP, ref1, ref2
marriage to TP, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
See also Miller, Loanne
Parker, Marie Francis Mott Sayre Ross (wife of TP), ref1
birth and family background, ref1
as carnival worker, ref1
children of, ref1, ref2
death of, ref1
health problems, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
and Hillsborough County Humane Society, ref1
as kleptomaniac, ref1
marries TP, ref1
meets TP, ref1
in Palm Springs, ref1, ref2, ref3
personal style of, ref1, ref2
prior marriages, ref1
scams with TP, ref1
travels with TP, ref1, ref2, ref3
Parker, Tom, investigation of compensation of, ref1
Parkhill, George, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Pasternak, Joe, ref1, ref2
Pearl, Minnie, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
People magazine, ref1
Pet cemetery scheme, ref1
Peters, Jon, ref1
“Petunia, the Gardener’s Daughter,” ref1
Phillips, E. Lawrence, ref1
Phillips, Sam, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Phoenix New Times, ref1
Poe Sisters, ref1, ref2
Ponies, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Ponsie, Jan (uncle of TP), ref1
Ponsie, Johannes (grandfather of TP), ref1, ref2
Ponsie, Maria Reinenberg (grandmother of TP), ref1
Ponsie, Marie (cousin of TP), ref1, ref2, ref3
Porter, Cole, ref1
Potters, Merilyn, ref1
Power, Tyrone, ref1, ref2
Prell, Milton, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Presley, Dee (stepmother of EP), ref1
Presley, Elvis
becomes federal agent, ref1
concert documentaries, ref1, ref2
costumes, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
death of, ref1, ref2
death threats, ref1, ref2
defiance toward TP, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
depression of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
drug use, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31
eyeglasses of, ref1
fires TP as manager, ref1
girlfriends, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12
guns and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
health problems, ref1, ref2, ref3
Hollywood and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
homes of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5. See also Graceland
marital difficulties and divorce, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
marries Priscilla Beaulieu, ref1
RCA Victor Records and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26
relationship with fans, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20
returns from Army service, ref1
spiritual studies of, ref1, ref2, ref3
television appearances, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12
tours, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
in the U.S. Army, ref1, ref2
Presley, Gladys (mother of EP), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Presley, Lisa Marie (daughter of EP), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
death of EP, ref1
marriage to Michael Jackson, ref1
RCA Records lawsuit against TP, ref1, ref2, ref3
as sole beneficiary of EP estate, ref1, ref2
truce with TP, ref1, ref2
Presley, Minnie Mae (grandmother of EP), ref1, ref2, ref3
Presley, Priscilla Beaulieu (wife of EP), ref1, ref2, ref3
as co-executor of EP estate, ref1, ref2
death of TP, ref1
and Graceland deed of trust, ref1
marital difficulties and divorce, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
truce with TP, ref1, ref2
Presley, Vernon (father of EP), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
business dealings of, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
death, ref1, ref2
death of EP, ref1, ref2, ref3
death of wife, Gladys, ref1
divorce from Dee, ref1
heart attack, ref1
Prowse, Juliet, ref1
Pure Country (movie), ref1
Rabbitt, Eddie, ref1
Racusin, Norman, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Radio Recorders, ref1, ref2, ref3
Rainmaker, The (movie), ref1
Ralston Purina, ref1
Raphael, Byron, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27
marriage to Carolyn Cline, ref1
snow jobs and side deals of TP and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
William Morris Agency and, ref1, ref2, ref3
Rat Pack, ref1
Ray, Johnnie, ref1
RCA Nashville, Graceland recording session with EP, ref1
RCA Record Club, ref1
RCA Record Tours, ref1
RCA Victor Records, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Eddy Arnold and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Gene Austin and, ref1
buyout of EP titles, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
EP and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26
lawsuit against TP, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
RCA Country Caravan, ref1, ref2, ref3
Rinaldi Printing Company and, ref1
settlement with TP, ref1
TP position with, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Reagan, Ronald, ref1
Reno Brothers, The (movie), ref1
“Return to Sender,” ref1
Richardson, Joan Shoofey, ref1
Rinaldi, Clyde, ref1, ref2
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, ref1, ref2
Rissmiller, Jim, ref1
Rivera, Craig, ref1
Robbins, Harold, ref1
Robbins, Marty, ref1, ref2
Roberts, Dennis, ref1
Robertson, Dale, ref1
Robertson, Pat, ref1
Rogers, Roy, ref1
Rogiers, Hendrikus, ref1
Rohling, George, ref1
Rolling Stone magazine, ref1
Rolling Stones, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Roosevelt, Franklin D., ref1
Roovers, Cornelis, ref1
Rosaaen, Robin, ref1
Rose, Jimmy, ref1
Ross, Robert B., Jr. “Bobby” (stepson of TP), ref1, ref2
advertising agency, ref1, ref2
carnival life, ref1, ref2, ref3
death of, ref1, ref2
divorce, ref1
as manager, ref1, ref2
opposite sex and, ref1
relationship with TP, ref1
Ross, Robert Burl, ref1
Ross, Sandra Polk (stepdaughter-in-law of TP), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Ross, William “Billy” (stepson of TP), ref1, ref2
Rotterdam, Holland, ref1, ref2, ref3
Roustabout (movie), ref1, ref2, ref3
Royal American Shows, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Rubin & Cherry Exposition Shows, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Salamanca, J. R., ref1
Sandler and Young, ref1
Sands, Tommy, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Saperstein, Hank, ref1, ref2, ref3
Sarnoff, Tom, ref1, ref2
Saturday Night Live, ref1
Saul, Oscar, ref1
Sayre, Willett Man Eagler, ref1, ref2
Schecter, Irv, ref1, ref2
Schilling, Jerry, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Schreiber, Lou, ref1
Schulman, Bob, ref1
Scott, Lizabeth, ref1, ref2
Scott, Randolph, ref1
Screen Actors Guild, ref1, ref2
Scripps Clinic, ref1
Sebring, Jay, ref1, ref2
Sedlmayr, Carl J., ref1, ref2
Seeley, Kirk, ref1
Seibert, W. G., ref1
Self-Realization Fellowship, ref1, ref2
Shaft (movie), ref1
Shane, Joe, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Shapiro, Max, ref1
Shaughnessy, Mickey, ref1
Shaw, Peter, ref1
Shearer, Lloyd, ref1, ref2
Sholes, Steve, ref1, ref2, ref3, re
f4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14
Shoofey, Alex, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Shore, Sammy, ref1, ref2
Showmen’s League of America, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Sidney, George, ref1
Siegel, Benjamin “Bugsy,” ref1
Siegel, Don, ref1
Siegrist & Silbon Shows, ref1
Simpson, O. J., ref1
Sinatra, Frank, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15
Sinatra, Nancy, ref1
Sing, Boy, Sing (play), ref1
“Singer Presents ELVIS” television special, ref1, ref2, ref3
Singer Sewing Machine Company, ref1, ref2, ref3
Skepner, David, ref1
Skouras, Spyros, ref1
Slaughter, Todd, ref1, ref2
Slover, Bert, ref1, ref2, ref3
Slover’s Ponies, ref1, ref2
Slumgullion, ref1, ref2
Smith, Billy, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Smith, D. Beecher II, ref1, ref2, ref3
Smith, Howard, ref1
Smith, Jo, ref1, ref2
Smith, Junior, ref1
Smith, Marian, ref1, ref2
Smith, Myrna, ref1
Smith, Roger, ref1
Smith Act (1940), ref1, ref2, ref3
Snow, Hank, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Snowmen’s League of America, Ltd., ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Soden, Jack, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
“Softly As I Leave You,” ref1
Sokolove, Dick, ref1
“Soldier’s Last Letter,” ref1
Somers, Angelo, ref1, ref2
Songs and Saddles (movie), ref1
Soocher, Stan, ref1
Sousa, John Philip, ref1
Special Projects, ref1
Speedway (movie), ref1
Spido, ref1
Spinout (movie), ref1, ref2
Stage Show (CBS-TV), ref1, ref2, ref3
Stamps Quartet, ref1, ref2
Stanley, Billy, ref1
Stanley, David, ref1, ref2
Stanley, Rick, ref1
Star Is Born, A (movie), ref1
Star-O-Rama Canvas Theater, ref1
Stax studios (Memphis), ref1
Stay Away, Joe (movie), ref1
Steve Allen Show, The, ref1
Stoker, Gordon, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Stoller, Mike, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Stone, Cliffie, ref1
Stone, Harry, ref1
Stone, Mike, ref1, ref2
Stone for Danny Fisher, A (Robbins), ref1
Strada, Al, ref1, ref2
Strait, George, ref1
Strange, Billy, ref1
Strauss, Richard, ref1
Streisand, Barbra, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Streissguth, Michael, ref1
Sullivan, Ed, ref1
Sumner, J. D., ref1, ref2
Sun Records, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5