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Elvis Presley Trivia
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- His autopsy detected ten different drugs in his bloodstream.
- Elia Kazan wanted him for several movies but Colonel Tom Parker refused to allow Elvis to act in those movies.
- He was the #1 touring act in America for 1977; the year he died. This, despite the fact that he was well below par and only toured until July, is quite an achievement.
- Bought Graceland mansion on 19 March 1957 from Mrs. Ruth Brown Moore for $102,500. The mansion, built of tan Tennessee limestone, consists of 23 rooms and 13.7 surrounding acres. The Music Gates were installed in April of 1957.
- Helped to support an All-Negro Day at the Memphis Zoo in 1956.
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