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Ann-Margret Talks Elvis
Elvis Presley had complex relationships with women - not least of which was with Priscilla - but there was another woman who has arguably remained his only true ally in the years since his death.
Elvis was the most famous man in the world during the 1960s but even then was no stranger to gossip, tabloids and controversy and since his death he has all too often been badly exposed by interviews from his various colleagues.
However one truly close friend, Ann-Margret has remained stoic in her determination to preserve Elvis' memory. While Ann-Margret had an impressive career starring in a vast array of movies from Hollywood’s golden era it is her appearance alongside Elvis and their strong connection on and off the movie-set that has proved one of the most memorable. In a delightful show of loyalty Ann-Margaret still refuses to talk about the details of her love-affair with Elvis.
In one interview CBS journalist Charlie Rose did his best to grill the star and Ann-Margret got visibly upset over the various interviews she’s read about her ex. Her voice audibly shaking, the actress insists Elvis was a great and wonderfully “gifted” performer, describing him as one of the great men in her life.
Interviewer Rose begins: “It seems that there was about the two of you, kindred souls, something deep inside that you both knew that you both had, and it’s almost now as if you were trying to protect that.”
Ann-Margret replied, “Oh yes, it was extremely special, our relationship was
very strong, and very serious and very real. We went together for one year, and he trusted me, and I do not want to betray his trust even in death. I knew him very very well.”
There’s been so much written that has been negative about Elvis, I want to celebrate his life, the man that I knew. He was so gifted, and it makes me extremely angry that all of a sudden all these people who made fun of him right near his death, all of a sudden posthumously right after he passed on, were writing reams and reams of stories about him, how gifted he was, why didn’t they do that when he was alive?"
In response to speculation if Elvis' friends had stepped up they could have saved his life, Ann-Margret tries to steer away.
“I just cherish his memory, and so did my father and my mom and my friends. And I remember the good times that we had, and his generosity."
Reflecting on all the years she received flowers shaped like a guitar in the post before her shows, Ann goes on to say she finds it so hard to talk about because she’s “real private”, and Presley “was too”.
"Elvis was just so sensitive and considerate and he knew about honor, and respecting your elders, and manners and being civilized. He loved his family, loved his parents, he loved his little daughter so much. There never will be anyone else like him. He’s an American original."
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(Source: Memphis Mansion / Express / Elvis Information Network / Graceland)