who did elvis presley really love?
Ginger Alden
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 Reinforcing Presley 's image as a sex symbol were the reports of his dalliances with various Hollywood stars and starlets , from Natalie Wood in the 1950s to Connie Stevens and Ann @-@ Margret in the 1960s to Candice Bergen and Cybill Shepherd in the 1970s . June Juanico of Memphis , one of Presley 's early girlfriends , later blamed Parker for encouraging him to choose his dating partners with publicity in mind . Presley never grew comfortable with the Hollywood scene , and most of these relationships were insubstantial . 

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 Loving You is a 1957 American Technicolor musical drama structured as Elvis Presley 's first starring film vehicle , following his debut the previous year in a supporting role in the black @-@ and @-@ white film , Love Me Tender . Directed by Hal Kanter , the cast is completed by Lizabeth Scott , Wendell Corey , and Dolores Hart in her movie debut . 

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 An example of Como 's popularity came in 1956 , when Life conducted a poll of young women , asking them which man in public life most fit the concept of their ideal husband : it was Perry Como . A 1958 nationwide poll of U.S. teenagers found Perry Como to be the most popular male singer , beating Elvis Presley , who was the winner of the previous year 's poll . At one point , his television show was broadcast in at least 12 other countries . 

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 While in Friedberg , Presley met 14 @-@ year @-@ old Priscilla Beaulieu . They would eventually marry after a seven @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half @-@ year courtship . In her autobiography , Priscilla says that despite his worries that it would ruin his career , Parker convinced Presley that to gain popular respect , he should serve his country as a regular soldier rather than in Special Services , where he would have been able to give some musical performances and remain in touch with the public . Media reports echoed Presley 's concerns about his career , but RCA producer Steve Sholes and Freddy Bienstock of Hill and Range had carefully prepared for his two @-@ year hiatus . Armed with a substantial amount of unreleased material , they kept up a regular stream of successful releases . Between his induction and discharge , Presley had ten top 40 hits , including " Wear My Ring Around Your Neck " , the best @-@ selling " Hard Headed Woman " , and " One Night " in 1958 , and " ( Now and Then There 's ) A Fool Such as I " and the number one " A Big Hunk o ' Love " in 1959 . RCA also generated four albums compiling old material during this period , most successfully Elvis ' Golden Records ( 1958 ) , which hit number three on the LP chart . 

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 Jackson and Presley appeared on the television show Primetime in June 1995 . In Jackson 's first interview since 1993 and Presley 's first ever , Diane Sawyer quizzed the pair on their private life with , according to Jet , a series of " insensitive " questions . Presley boasted that she and Jackson had regular sex , following Sawyer 's questioning their sex life . When asked if the marriage was a sham , Presley asserted that such rumors were " crap " ; she said she would never marry someone for any other reason than being in love with him , and concluded that if the public thought differently , they could " eat it " . The following day , Presley reflected that the interview had been a disaster ; she had hoped the couple would be perceived as being serious , yet Jackson fooled around during the show , at one point holding two fingers behind his wife 's head to make bunny ears . Presley 's friend Monica Pastelle revealed that it was at this point that the female singer began to wonder whether she had made a mistake in choosing Jackson as a long @-@ term partner . 
