Elvis Presley - Top 10 Fun Facts

2012-02-03 2

Elvis Presley - Top 10 Fun Facts - as part of the celebrities series by GeoBeats.

10 - His original middle name was spelled 'Aron' but Elvis changed it to 'Aaron'. [imdb.com]
9 - Elvis was a distant cousin to former President Jimmy Carter. [imdb.com]
8 - He had a short romance with 'Viva Las Vegas' co-star Ann-Margret. [nytimes.com]
7 - The last movie he saw at the theatre was 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. [imdb.com]
6 - Elvis obtained a black belt in karate. [elvispresleymusic.com.au]
5 - His natural hair color was blond until he dyed it as a teenager. [imdb.com]
4 - He sang over 600 different songs in his career but didn't write any of them. [yahoo.com]
3 - He received 14 Grammy nominations but only won 3 in the Gospel category. [elvis.com]
2 - Elvis had a live-in chimpanzee companion named 'Scatter' that liked to look up women’s skirts. [radio.com]
1 - Some of his elaborate jumpsuits weighed more than 25 pounds. [atyourlibrary.org]