Yes, this is a central theme in the book, and as you say, Dr. Whitmer was the first person to write a detailed psychological study of Elvis and how the trauma of losing his brother and then his mother impacted him. And he says, "The minute Elvis walks in the door," he says, "Ann, I want you to stand up and swoon, and I'll go over here and open the door to the anteroom and the press will see you fainting at his presence." And I said, I looked at my father and my father was saying, "Mmm, I don't think so." I can see why they would say that. Of course she dances. After years of performing and living an exciting and colorful life, she lived alone for many years in New York hotels overlooking 42nd Street. Despite being together for fourteen years . ", "For a dead man, Elvis Presley is awfully noisy. Betty McMann - 1950-51 05. Just one month after his marriage to Priscilla, Elvis sent Ann-Margret a guitar made of flowers in celebration of her Las Vegas debut. Feeling like she was being led on, she turned to Elvis close friend Marty for advice, explaining:One minute were in love, and the next minute I dont hear from him again. I cant say for certain, as the only time I can recall him being heard discussing this is in the posthumous theatrical release, This is Elvis, in which he resorts to crude language in talking about one-night stands. Please tell us about this. After her years on stage and screen ended, Pennington toured in vaudeville. Its interesting to me that Colonel Parker also had a fixation on small thingsminiature ponies, and midgets, among them. And he would have died soon anyway. Let's Play House. And he was really in the grips of destruction then, with his health failing and his spirit fading. Copyright the Elvis Information Network. Its completely unexplainable and I felt this energy and I turned to my right and I looked and there standing in the doorway was Elvis. Ann would become Playboy magazine's 'Playmate of the Month' in March 1976. He cared about her a lot. by drjohncarpenter Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:03 am, Post 16,024 Views. "Don't tell me to play it. EIN: Ok now the painful questions -sorry in advance- When and how did it end? Lived In Hartsville SC, Houston TX, Friendswood TX, Columbia SC. I just want to tell you how much I appreciate that. Sandy Ferra comes to mind. Moreover, I find it fascinating that Sheila and Ann Pennington were there simultaneously, and became exceedingly good friends and still care about each other today. Anne Helm told another interviewer that Elvis really liked sex, and he was certainly very sexually active in his twenties and early thirties. She made him laugh, and shes affectionate and true and embodies a lot of fine qualities. The full details. He said, Lisa could be an irritating little girl, but I think she was just starved for his attention, really. Check out pages 646-7 of the book we did together. A girls life could be ruined if she were even rumoured to be loose.. Pennington was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 23, 1893, and reputedly moved with her family to Camden, New Jersey, around 1900. She was terrified, so she said no. Moderators: FECC-Moderator, Moderator5, Moderator3, Site Mechanic, Post For example, it is often reported that Elvis preferred petite women to more voluptuous women; and disliked women with big feet. EIN: A number of the women you interviewed are well known celebrities but not so well known as part of the Elvis story, for instance singers Petula Clark, Tanya Tucker and the late Karen Carpenter. She was portrayed by actress Michelle Nicastro in the "Scandals of 1920" episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, which dramatizes her role as the star of George White's Scandals of 1920. For instance, I suspect few fans know that Elvis briefly dated model Ann Pennington of TV's 'The Price Is Right'. by merry77 Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:51 pm, Post When she made her first appearance on the Las Vegas stage in June 1967, Elvis sent her a guitar-shaped floral arrangement. You would have had to be Herculean to have made it through that period with him. Sandy Ferra Dated In 196059. Hope Hathaway Chorus girl, 196161. With women, Elvis talked about him as a spiritual force, someone with whom he was still connected, felt in his daily life, and would see again in the great beyond. There are no winners in this story. \And I remember when I was writing the book with Billy Smith, Marty Lacker, and Lamar Fike, that Lamar also downplayed Joyces importance in Elviss life. Ann would become Playboy magazine's 'Playmate of the Month' in March 1976. . She was buried in Kensico Cemetery, Westchester County, New York. She joined the Ziegfeld Follies in 1913. However Im not at liberty to say. The Elvis Information Network has been running since 1986 and is an EPE officially recognised Elvis fan club. Flaming Star - the movie an in-depth look. Kathy Gabriel Miss Ohio 195853. In exploring the psychological forces impacting Elvis, Baby, Lets Play House also addresses the idea that Elvis experienced prolonged grief disorder. Elvis: That's The Way It Is - The Complete Works. She took dancing lessons from ballerina Catherine Littlefield. People who suffer from this feel as if a part of themselves has died, and they arent able to fully move on in life. I couldnt imagine what I was in for and so they started asking me all these questions about where I was from what I was doing and what kind of family did I have, was I spiritual or religious and basically it turned out to be a big interview! You see them in those famous Rudolf Paulini photographs, as on the cover of the book Private Elvis. I believe she cared about him, but I dont think she was truly in love with him. Eventually, Priscilla warmed up to Nancy, and as she got to know her she realized the rumors were far from true. She stayed friends with Elvis through the years (along with members of the Memphis Mafia) and attended his funeral. Joyce Bova - did she overstate her relationship with Elvis? by merry77 Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:35 am, Post ", As time went on, and he had a number of physical problems, he was not always capable of enjoying sex, even as certain of the pills he took in the earlier days had the side effect of acting as an aphrodisiac. Add in the Tommy Sands connection and just lots of other stuff that put them in the same room, so to speak (including Franks criticism of Elvis when he started out), and Elvis and Nancy were bound to be more than curious about each other. Ann Pennington never settled in one place for very long. MovieStillsDB). Carol Connors Singer42. Betty McMann 1950-5105. His heart was very shy, and sex when we were growing up was not a good word.. For sure I'll keep checking my local Chapters after the New Year. Jo Cathy Brownlee Footbal team hostess81. And he was not the Elvis that you would imagine he was not dressed up and he did not have his stage wear on of course. Subscribe to EIN's FREE online newsletter, Go HERE for Part 3 of Alanna's fascinating interview. He was twice her age, and then some, and they were in very different places in their lives in every way. But in the psychological sense, there are several ways of defining "satisfied. Home movie footage of her "Snake Hips" dance at the 1939 World's Fair survive, but is more memorable for her enthusiasm than her star quality in her fading years. What a lot of research for one person to do, though I'm sure it's not too much for a good writer. Ann did however get to perform "Believe Me" in the 1930 movie "Hello Baby! Go HERE for Part 3 of Alanna's fascinating interview - published early January 2010, coinciding with the release of Baby, Let's Play House in the USA. He wanted her to mother him, and she wasnt ready to mother him. Reputedly she appeared nude in this film. Barbara Leigh 197073. But my impression is that it was really only a brief meeting at the studio, and that they charmed each other, and then went on their way, after the moment was preserved for posterity. As both a beauty queen and a local girl who knew all the peculiarities that a southern man takes for granted and rolls up in a big ball of chivalry and chauvinism, she had a lot to offer him, and she could go toe to toe with him in a lot of ways. Bobbie Gentry Singer43. Ann Pennington as a young woman who inherits a fortune. AN: I think Sheila Ryan was extremely important to him. How would you characterise the role and function of each woman in Elvis life? She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1976 issue. She was wild about him, but she had listened to her fathers advice and pretty much gave him the cold shoulder. Rita Moreno actress 195730. I could hardly blame her, though. Tammy Young High School08. But other than Ann-Margret, who has certainly stayed with an ill husband all these years, I cant think of anyone who would have stuck with Elvis 24 hours a day like Linda did through his hospitalisations and his many close calls and his cheating. by drjohncarpenter Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:45 pm, Post [1], Pennington married Shaun Cassidy, who is eight years younger than her, in December 1979. EIN: Was there an actual break up? Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in a scene from the movie Viva Las Vegas. (Photo Credit: Bettmann / Getty Images). Go HERE to find out more about Mindi Miller & Your Best Skin Aesthetics. Elvis Presley girlfriend Mindi Miller finally talks about her time with Elvis from 1975 to 1977. Elisabeth is especially thrilled to share a love of history with readers who enjoy learning something new every day! So he keenly felt that loss then, and certainly people I interviewed, such as Joyce Bova, talked about how Elvis believed he could find hidden messages from his brother in the religious teachings he read. Ann Pennington's official film debut. In 1971 and 1976 respectively. She feared he would leave her if she had a child with him. That still isn't a free ticket to behave like a sex maniac in public". I know because I pressed the point home with them, in an effort to clear up this myth. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar and Phillip Dixon. In the mid-50s, when his career was just taking off and his mother was alive, Elvis drew the line between girls on the road, with whom he might have intimate relations but never see again, and serious girlfriends such as June Juanico, Barbara Hearn, and Anita Wood, who he had romantic feelings for, but treated as ladies. Biography [ edit] Pennington is the sister of fellow model Janice Pennington, and like Janice, appeared as a model on game shows. He was very short-sighted to let her goor to put her in a position where she needed a shoulder to cry on, depending on whose story you chose to believe about their split. She said, Truthfully he didnt care much about sex, not when I knew him, even when he was young and healthy. EIN: Mary Ann Mobley mentions that she felt Elvis had a Madonna complex regarding Priscilla. She said they missed their time, in that she was young, and he was not yet divorced when they met. the claim that Elvis did not spend much time with Lisa Marie! She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1976 issue. You hit the nail on the head. In other words, because these were women he might presumably marry, or certainly escorted in public, he respected their desire to hold on to their virginity and their reputations. Kitty Dolan Tropicana singer25. She is little and cunning on Mr. Ziegfeld's stage and little and cunning on the screen. Pennington has a daughter, Caitlin,[6] with Shaun Cassidy. He went to Washington originally to find Joyce, not Nixon. Roger Smith with wife Ann-Margret, circa 1970; New York. Shelley Fabares co-starred In 3 films65. Margrit Buergin Secretary In Germany47. Plus: Elvis Radio Programs & More, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Pennington_(model), http://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=86352&p=1351787#p1351787, https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=VGKCBAAAQBAJ&rdid=book-VGKCBAAAQBAJ&rdot=1&source=gbs_vpt_read&pcampaignid=books_booksearch_viewport. She used to see him playing football in the Triangle, the grassy open field at the complex. And he probably would have done just that. 1976: MISS MARCH Ann Pennington Born: June 3, 1950 in Seattle, Washington *Has two children with Shawn Cassidy. I quote her about that in the book. 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