Elvis Presley: a life in pictures, 40 years after his death
Elvis Presley – singer, actor, American icon – died on 16 August 1977 of a heart attack, aged just 42. On the 40th anniversary of his death, we take a look back at some special pictures of the King
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Presley enjoys a snack on a bench in Memphis, Tennessee, 25 March 1958
Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Presley with the president: shaking hands with Richard Nixon at the White House on 21 December 1970
Photograph: National Archives/Getty Images
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Elvis in portrait for a 1968 comeback special, directed by Steve Binder
Photograph: Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock
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Presley and Ann Margaret in a scene from the 1964 film Viva Las Vegas
Photograph: EPA
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Elvis Presley between the takes of ‘swimming-pool sequence’ of ‘Jailhouse Rock’ (1957).
Photograph: Snap Stills/Rex/Shutterstock
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Presley in his army fatigues in this undated handout photo. Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935, died at his Memphis home of Graceland on 16 August 1977
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
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Presley circa 1970
Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives
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Presley live on stage
Photograph: John Rodgers/Redferns
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Elvis on stage in 1972
Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Presley performs at Madison Square Garden in this June 1972 photo by George Kalinsky. Kalinsky, who has been the official Garden photographer for more than 40 years, came across the never-before-seen photos while looking for images for a publicity campaign called ‘Great Moments in New York’
Photograph: George Kalinsky/AP
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Presley wearing a military uniform, lying on an army cot with his hands folded across his chest, 10 January 1958
Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Elvis Presley, then 37, said his infamous gyrating performances, which shocked thousands of parents and got him censored below the waist on television, were ‘tame compared to what they’re doing now. All I did was jiggle.”
Photograph: Bettmann Archive
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Presley during a promotional interview at the Las Vegas Hilton on 4 September 1972 for his televised concert Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii
Photograph: NBC via Getty Images
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Presley in Germany while serving as an American GI
Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images
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Presley arrives in Hawaii for his televised concert
Photograph: NBC via Getty Images
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Presley during his ‘68 Comeback Special on NBC
Photograph: NBC/Getty Images
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26 March 1958, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas: Private Presley contemplates his next two years of army service while awaiting issue of more clothing. Presley was sent to Fort Hood, Texas, for eight weeks of basic training with the tough Second Armored Division
Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive
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Presley in his US army uniform
Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images
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Presley poses for a portrait circa 1960
Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Presley during national military service duty between 1958 and 1960
Photograph: Apic/Getty Images
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