Elvis in the 70s 1977 Elvis Documentary Elvis in the 70s 1977 Elvis Documentary
In the final part of a series first broadcast in 1977, the year that Elvis Presely passed away, Wink Martindale looks back at Elvis's death and the reaction to it from his fans and those who knew him. Elvis died in his bathroom at 1.30pm in the afternoon of August 16, 1977. Graceland was always full of people. Elvis' fiancee Ginger Alden was in their bedroom and the house always had day and night staff on call to cater to The King's every wish. The Memphis Mafia (Elvis' old core group of friends) plus his security guards and his step-brothers, cousins and other family were all constantly close at hand or a phone call away. His father Vernin lived next door, their gardens sharing a fence.
