Information about Judy Spreckels
Judy Spreckels (born 1933) is an American writer, publisher and trial historian. She was a former friend of Elvis Presley during the rock 'n' roll singer's rise to stardom.
On June 11, 1956, Time magazine ironically reported:
When Presley and Spreckels visited Graceland, she said, "We stayed up all night listening to Elvis singing and playing the piano. He liked to sing hymns. ... He introduced me to Amazing Grace." She also went to the funeral of his mother Gladys in 1958, saying "I have never seen anyone as sad as Elvis was ... He grieved. He cried continuously. We were in the front hall at Graceland, and he stood there hugging me for a half-hour. He was crying and crying and crying. It was the saddest thing I'd ever seen." In a letter of August 25, 1958, Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker confirms that Judy Spreckels came "to Memphis to be with Elvis for the Funeral [,] this was very kind of her also. And I know Elvis did appreciate this so very much."[1]
Spreckels also remembers that in Los Angeles, where Elvis made movies, she went out on a Sunday with him and his friend, actor Nick Adams. Another time, the trio went horseback riding and were captured in a photograph at the ranch. This snapshot shows Spreckels smiling up adoringly at Presley. She is in the possession of many photographs showing the star looking at her all the time, "and he was laughing. It was just such a fun time." "We loved each other," she says. "But it was just a really terrific friendship."
In 1956, during Elvis's first engagement in Las Vegas, visitors to the shows included Judy Spreckels, Hal Wallis (who had just signed Elvis to his first movie deal) and entertainers Ray Bolger, Phil Silvers and Liberace. In later years, Spreckels still attended Presley's Las Vegas concerts, and he would stop the show to introduce her to the audience. She had married by then and so had he.
As a trial historian, Spreckels has "been attending Los Angeles-area trials off and on for forty-six years."[2]
Spreckels now lives in the San Fernando Valley.
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure.
..... Click the link for more information.
Spreckels's relationship with Elvis Presley
Spreckels describes herself as having been like a sister to Presley when he was about 21 and she was two years older. According to her own account, she was "a companion, confidante and keeper of secrets in the exciting days of his early career". At that time, "Elvis was surrounded by the first wave of what would become known as the Memphis Mafia." She says that she "was with him and the guys all the time." They drove bumper cars in Las Vegas, rode horses in California and hung out at Graceland. "There wasn't a crowd then, just a few guys," and she emphasizes that she "had nothing to do with being a yes man for him and obviously he trusted me." She also claims that Presley told her secrets "that I never told and will never tell." In 1956, the singer sat for a portrait she drew. He inscribed it, "To Judy Spreckels, I love you, baby. Elvis Presley." For this drawing and a photograph of her with Presley, see also Judy Spreckels, "Elvis Presley: His Favorite Picture." Modern Screen, May 1957. In February 1957, the same magazine included the article, "Elvis And Me" describing her as "Elvis's No.1 fan."On June 11, 1956, Time magazine ironically reported:
- Scampering aboard a plane in Los Angeles, impulsive Judy Spreckels, 24, ex-wife of Sugar Daddy Adolph B. Spreckels Jr., was soon in Memphis and the offices of the daily Press-Scimitar. She had learned that a photograph, made last month in Las Vegas, showing her with dreamboat Groaner Elvis ("Hi luh-huh-huh-huv-huv yew-hew") Presley, 21, had appeared in the newspaper, and she had hopped to Tennessee to buy some copies of that edition. Was she in luh-huh-huh-huv with Presley (TIME, May 14) ? "Oh, no, he's too young," cooed Judy.
When Presley and Spreckels visited Graceland, she said, "We stayed up all night listening to Elvis singing and playing the piano. He liked to sing hymns. ... He introduced me to Amazing Grace." She also went to the funeral of his mother Gladys in 1958, saying "I have never seen anyone as sad as Elvis was ... He grieved. He cried continuously. We were in the front hall at Graceland, and he stood there hugging me for a half-hour. He was crying and crying and crying. It was the saddest thing I'd ever seen." In a letter of August 25, 1958, Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker confirms that Judy Spreckels came "to Memphis to be with Elvis for the Funeral [,] this was very kind of her also. And I know Elvis did appreciate this so very much."[1]
Spreckels also remembers that in Los Angeles, where Elvis made movies, she went out on a Sunday with him and his friend, actor Nick Adams. Another time, the trio went horseback riding and were captured in a photograph at the ranch. This snapshot shows Spreckels smiling up adoringly at Presley. She is in the possession of many photographs showing the star looking at her all the time, "and he was laughing. It was just such a fun time." "We loved each other," she says. "But it was just a really terrific friendship."
In 1956, during Elvis's first engagement in Las Vegas, visitors to the shows included Judy Spreckels, Hal Wallis (who had just signed Elvis to his first movie deal) and entertainers Ray Bolger, Phil Silvers and Liberace. In later years, Spreckels still attended Presley's Las Vegas concerts, and he would stop the show to introduce her to the audience. She had married by then and so had he.
Writer, publisher and trial historian
For awhile Spreckels ran a small publishing company and edited Horses magazine in California. In 1966, she wrote an eloquent article about the late National Horse Show Jumper champion, Ben O'Meara. She also worked as a ghostwriter of books.As a trial historian, Spreckels has "been attending Los Angeles-area trials off and on for forty-six years."[2]
Horse ranch
In 1978, Spreckels sold horses and spent the next two years resting at her horse ranch in Las Vegas and at home in Beverly Hills. Soon after, this ranch was sold.[3]Spreckels now lives in the San Fernando Valley.
Notes
1. ^ See Trude Forsher Archive, "Letter of Authenticity from Mrs. Forsher's son." From 1956-1961, Trude Forsher was Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker's personal secretary. Her vast collection of Elvis memorabilia remained with her family for almost 50 years.
2. ^ See Thomas R. Kearns and Austin Sarat, Law in the Domains of Culture (University of Michigan Press, 2000), p.109.
3. ^ See Vicky Moon, A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit (2004), p.202.
2. ^ See Thomas R. Kearns and Austin Sarat, Law in the Domains of Culture (University of Michigan Press, 2000), p.109.
3. ^ See Vicky Moon, A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit (2004), p.202.
References
- Judy Spreckels, "Elvis and Me." Modern Screen, February 1957.
- Judy Spreckels, "Elvis Presley: His Favorite Picture." Modern Screen, May 1957.
- CBS News: Linda Deutsch, "Elvis' Gal Pal Shares Memories", Los Angeles, August 12, 2002. © MMII The Associated Press.
External links
Elvis Aaron Presley[1][2] (January 8, 1935–August 16, 1977), was an American singer, musician, actor, writer, and producer. He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King".
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Rock 'n' Roll (short for Rock and Roll), is a genre of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the world. It later spawned the various sub-genres of what is now called simply 'rock music'.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Memphis Mafia was the nickname for a group of friends, associates, employees and "yes-men" whose main function was to be around Elvis Presley from 1956 until he died. Several filled practical roles in the singer's life.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
The City of Las Vegas, Nevada
Flag
Seal
Nickname: "The Entertainment Capital of the World",
"Sin City"
Location of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada
..... Click the link for more information.
Flag
Seal
Nickname: "The Entertainment Capital of the World",
"Sin City"
Location of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada
..... Click the link for more information.
Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Built/Founded: 1957
Architect: Furbringer & Ehrman
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Added to NRHP: November 07, 1991
NRHP Reference#: 91001585 [1]
Governing body:
..... Click the link for more information.
Built/Founded: 1957
Architect: Furbringer & Ehrman
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Added to NRHP: November 07, 1991
NRHP Reference#: 91001585 [1]
Governing body:
..... Click the link for more information.
Modern Screen was a popular American magazine for over 50 years featuring articles, pictorials and interviews with movie stars (and later television and music personalities.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published from London.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Los Angeles
Flag
Seal
Nickname: The City of Angels, L.A.
Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California
Coordinates:
State
..... Click the link for more information.
Flag
Seal
Nickname: The City of Angels, L.A.
Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California
Coordinates:
State
..... Click the link for more information.
Spreckels Sugar Company was an American sugar beet refiner that for many years controlled much of the U.S. West Coast refined sugar market. Spreckels Sugar was founded by entrepreneur, industrialist, newspaper publisher, and railroad executive Claus Spreckels in the late 1800s.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Built/Founded: 1957
Architect: Furbringer & Ehrman
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Added to NRHP: November 07, 1991
NRHP Reference#: 91001585 [1]
Governing body:
..... Click the link for more information.
Built/Founded: 1957
Architect: Furbringer & Ehrman
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Added to NRHP: November 07, 1991
NRHP Reference#: 91001585 [1]
Governing body:
..... Click the link for more information.
- For other meanings see hymn (disambiguation)
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure.
..... Click the link for more information.
Amazing Grace"
A piper plays "Amazing Grace" on Memorial Day. "Amazing Grace" is often played on bagpipes and in services to honor the deceased.
Music by William Walker
Lyrics by John Newton
Written 1772
Form hymn
"Amazing Grace
..... Click the link for more information.
A piper plays "Amazing Grace" on Memorial Day. "Amazing Grace" is often played on bagpipes and in services to honor the deceased.
Music by William Walker
Lyrics by John Newton
Written 1772
Form hymn
"Amazing Grace
..... Click the link for more information.
"Colonel" Tom Parker (born Andreas Cornelis (Dries) van Kuijk on June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997), was an American/Dutch entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. For many years Parker claimed to have been U.S.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Los Angeles
Flag
Seal
Nickname: The City of Angels, L.A.
Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California
Coordinates:
State
..... Click the link for more information.
Flag
Seal
Nickname: The City of Angels, L.A.
Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California
Coordinates:
State
..... Click the link for more information.
Nick Adams
Nick Adams in a publicity photo for his US television series The Rebel, circa 1960.
Birth name Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock
Born July 10 1931
..... Click the link for more information.
Nick Adams in a publicity photo for his US television series The Rebel, circa 1960.
Birth name Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock
Born July 10 1931
..... Click the link for more information.
Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. Only part of The Strip is located within the city limits of Las Vegas, Nevada: the section north of Sahara
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Hal B. Wallis
Birth name Harold Brent Wallis
Born September 14, 1899
Chicago, Illinois
Died October 5, 1986
Rancho Mirage, California
Spouse(s) Louise Fazenda (1927-1962) (one son Brent)
Martha Hyer (1966-1986)
..... Click the link for more information.
Birth name Harold Brent Wallis
Born September 14, 1899
Chicago, Illinois
Died October 5, 1986
Rancho Mirage, California
Spouse(s) Louise Fazenda (1927-1962) (one son Brent)
Martha Hyer (1966-1986)
..... Click the link for more information.
Ray Bolger
in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Birth name Raymond Wallace Bolger[1][2]
Born January 10 1904
Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
..... Click the link for more information.
in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Birth name Raymond Wallace Bolger[1][2]
Born January 10 1904
Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
..... Click the link for more information.
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Birth name Philip Silver
Born 11 May 1911
New York, New York, United States
Died November 1 1985 (aged 74)
..... Click the link for more information.
Phil Silvers
Birth name Philip Silver
Born 11 May 1911
New York, New York, United States
Died November 1 1985 (aged 74)
..... Click the link for more information.
Wladziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), better known by only his last name Liberace (pronounced [ˌlɪbəˈrɑːtʃi]), was an American entertainer.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Las Vegas metropolitan area, includes the Las Vegas Valley, a 600-square-mile (1600 km²) basin, and surrounding areas, that are part of Clark County in southern Nevada. The area contains the largest concentration of people in the state.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
City of Beverly Hills, California
Picture of Beverly Hills taken at Wilshire Boulevard
Nickname: "Garden Spot of the World"
Location of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates:
..... Click the link for more information.
Picture of Beverly Hills taken at Wilshire Boulevard
Nickname: "Garden Spot of the World"
Location of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates:
..... Click the link for more information.
San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States.
..... Click the link for more information.
History
..... Click the link for more information.
Modern Screen was a popular American magazine for over 50 years featuring articles, pictorials and interviews with movie stars (and later television and music personalities.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Modern Screen was a popular American magazine for over 50 years featuring articles, pictorials and interviews with movie stars (and later television and music personalities.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Elvis Presley
(1956) Elvis
(1956)
Elvis Presley is the self-titled debut album by Elvis Presley on RCA Records, catalogue number LPM 1254, released in March 1956, recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, two mid-January sessions at RCA Studios
..... Click the link for more information.
(1956) Elvis
(1956)
Elvis Presley is the self-titled debut album by Elvis Presley on RCA Records, catalogue number LPM 1254, released in March 1956, recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, two mid-January sessions at RCA Studios
..... Click the link for more information.
Elvis
(1956) Loving You
(1957)
Elvis is the second album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records, catalogue number LPM 1382, in October 1956.
..... Click the link for more information.
(1956) Loving You
(1957)
Elvis is the second album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records, catalogue number LPM 1382, in October 1956.
..... Click the link for more information.
IMDb profile
Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, and Wendell Corey.
..... Click the link for more information.
Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, and Wendell Corey.
..... Click the link for more information.
Elvis' Christmas Album is the fourth album by Elvis Presley on RCA Records, catalogue number LPM 1951, released in October, 1957, and recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It was issued initially in a deluxe limited edition, catalogue LOC 1035.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus
