Famous Elvis photograph
Dec 16, 2011 07:07:13 #
"The Kiss" is a famous photograph of a 21-year-old Elvis Pressley, and an unknown woman. Now it is revealed who the lady is ...
"Several years ago, Malcolm Gray was watching an Elvis Presley tribute show on Pay Per View when a still photograph appeared: the iconic 1956 shot of the 21-year-old rock n roll star playfully romancing a blonde fan backstage. Grays eyes widened. My God, come here! the electrical engineer shouted to his girlfriend, Barbara, now his wife. Theyve got you on that big screen. Does Priscilla know who you are?
Never saw the photograph? Here it is, with the story:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/08/elvis-kiss-201108
"Several years ago, Malcolm Gray was watching an Elvis Presley tribute show on Pay Per View when a still photograph appeared: the iconic 1956 shot of the 21-year-old rock n roll star playfully romancing a blonde fan backstage. Grays eyes widened. My God, come here! the electrical engineer shouted to his girlfriend, Barbara, now his wife. Theyve got you on that big screen. Does Priscilla know who you are?
Never saw the photograph? Here it is, with the story:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/08/elvis-kiss-201108
Dec 16, 2011 07:27:59 #
Talk about a photographer who found his niche:
"Wertheimer was a Brooklyn-raised photojournalist who shared a studio at the time with photographers Jerry Uelsmann and Lifes Paul Schutzer. In between assignments, Wertheimer would take forays to the South, creating a variety of images of Presley riding his motorcycle, hanging out with cronies, recording songs in the studio. But by 1958 the singers paranoid manager, Colonel Tom Parker, lowered a curtain around his protégé and, for the rest of Presleys life, restricted the media to meticulously orchestrated events.
In 1996, Wertheimer decided to abandon a movie-equipment-leasing business to concentrate full-time on Elvis, selling prints through The New York Timess online store and Washingtons Govinda Gallery (for as much as $9,000 each). He also entered into a licensing agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises, which began emblazoning photos of the singer and the mystery kisser on calendars, note cards, screen-savers, purses, refrigerator magnets, and the like."
"Wertheimer was a Brooklyn-raised photojournalist who shared a studio at the time with photographers Jerry Uelsmann and Lifes Paul Schutzer. In between assignments, Wertheimer would take forays to the South, creating a variety of images of Presley riding his motorcycle, hanging out with cronies, recording songs in the studio. But by 1958 the singers paranoid manager, Colonel Tom Parker, lowered a curtain around his protégé and, for the rest of Presleys life, restricted the media to meticulously orchestrated events.
In 1996, Wertheimer decided to abandon a movie-equipment-leasing business to concentrate full-time on Elvis, selling prints through The New York Timess online store and Washingtons Govinda Gallery (for as much as $9,000 each). He also entered into a licensing agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises, which began emblazoning photos of the singer and the mystery kisser on calendars, note cards, screen-savers, purses, refrigerator magnets, and the like."
Dec 16, 2011 07:29:18 #
Just wondering .... did any of our UGH readers ever take a picture of Elvis? Or any other famous person?
Dec 16, 2011 07:57:43 #
Turns out this article is very revealing, sort of a "tell all", full of sexual innuendo.
Then, on page three, two interesting characters show up ... Pat Boone, and Jesus Christ.
Then, on page three, two interesting characters show up ... Pat Boone, and Jesus Christ.
Dec 16, 2011 08:05:56 #
Finally, after 54 years, the unknown lady gets her monetary reward from the photographer of the famous Elvis picture:
"Last summer, he offered her a settlement: $2,000 and his public acknowledgmenthe has signed an affidavitthat she is, indeed, the woman in his famous frame. Additionally, he pledged to provide nine autographed copies of two of his Elvis books, three signed prints of The Kiss, six signed posters, six magnets, and, on a perpetual license, 24 digital files of her photographs for any personal projects."
"Last summer, he offered her a settlement: $2,000 and his public acknowledgmenthe has signed an affidavitthat she is, indeed, the woman in his famous frame. Additionally, he pledged to provide nine autographed copies of two of his Elvis books, three signed prints of The Kiss, six signed posters, six magnets, and, on a perpetual license, 24 digital files of her photographs for any personal projects."
Dec 16, 2011 12:31:44 #
MisterWilson wrote:
Somewhere around here, I've got one of Elvis and Bigfoot at a Michael Jackson concert, double-dating with Jackie Kennedy and Angelina Jolie...now if I could just find it....Just wondering .... did any of our UGH readers ever take a picture of Elvis? Or any other famous person?
Dec 16, 2011 12:36:38 #
Dec 16, 2011 12:39:52 #
Dec 16, 2011 13:35:45 #
I took some shots of Bob Hope several years ago.
And I'm in a couple of shots standing/walking next to Pope John Paul II.
And I'm in a couple of shots standing/walking next to Pope John Paul II.
Dec 16, 2011 14:32:26 #
I have some pictures that I took many years ago when I was in the Air Force of Barbara Mandrell when she was touring as a young girl with her family. I was taking slides at the time and have had them converted to photos. I will post them as soon as I find where I filed them if anyone is interested in seeing them.
Dec 16, 2011 14:45:22 #
I did find them so here they are. Not the best since they were taken many years ago on slides and then converted to photo's.
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell 1
Barbara Mandrell 2
Dec 16, 2011 16:58:44 #
Way to go Grandpa! You found those Barbara images pretty fast.
Was that a USO show? Where was Bob Hope?
Was that a USO show? Where was Bob Hope?
Dec 16, 2011 17:16:40 #
I got a picture of President Kennedy in 1965, but the Secret Service said I had no permission to be in Area 51 so they came and took it away from me! BooHoo
Dec 16, 2011 17:20:01 #
You'd have to be in Area 51 to get a picture of Kennedy in 1965.
Who else did you see there?
Who else did you see there?
Dec 16, 2011 17:22:25 #
MisterWilson wrote:
You'd have to be in Area 51 to get a picture of Kennedy in 1965.
Who else did you see there?
Who else did you see there?
Thought I saw Adolf Hitler, but it was tough to tell as he was wearing the cloak of silence!
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