Real Photo of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley Together?
The evidence that the two ever even met is shaky.
Published Dec 29, 2023
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On Dec. 27, 2023, the X (formerly Twitter) Elvis Presley fan account @ElvisNumber1 posted an image depicting the singer/actor smiling alongside model and actress Marilyn Monroe. However, the image was doctored to make it appear as though they were together; in reality, there is very little evidence that Presley and Monroe even ever met.
Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley ❤️? pic.twitter.com/czDZXkbRnr
— True Elvis Fan 4Life ??? (@ElvisNumber1) December 27, 2023
As X account @fakehistoryhunt was able to deduce, the doctored image was sourced from two separate photos of the two. The image of Monroe was taken in 1953 by Phil Stern at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, while the original photo of Presley was taken seven years later, on a train to Los Angeles to start filming “G.I. Blues,” a 1960 musical comedy in which he starred.
That's a photoshopped image.
Marilyn photo taken in 1953 by Phil Stern at the shrine auditorium.
Elvis photo was taken on a train to Los Angeles to start filming “G.I. Blues” in 1960. pic.twitter.com/5x3nMCvVZW
— Fake History Hunter (@fakehistoryhunt) December 29, 2023
Speculation over whether Presley and Monroe, two of the greatest entertainment icons of the 20th century, ever met continues to this day. Although their careers overlapped chronologically, Monroe was nine years older than Presley. Due to a lack of significant evidence, we cannot confirm or deny whether they ever met in person.
Though there are no photos or other form of physical evidence of their meeting, Presley's close friend and road manager Joe Esposito claimed that:
We reached out to Graceland (Presley's estate) for comment on whether Presley and Monroe had ever met, but had not received a response at the time of this writing.
We've previously reported on other similar false images related to Presley, such as this one claiming to depict pop star Madonna with Presley.
Sources
‘ELVIS PRESLEY Interview on TRAIN 1960 8x10 Photo California 02’. eBay, https://www.ebay.com/itm/164137861322. Accessed 29 Dec. 2023.
‘Https://Twitter.Com/ElvisNumber1/Status/1740104644003520533’. X (Formerly Twitter), https://twitter.com/ElvisNumber1/status/1740104644003520533. Accessed 29 Dec. 2023.
‘Https://Twitter.Com/Fakehistoryhunt/Status/1740725588628004991’. X (Formerly Twitter), https://twitter.com/fakehistoryhunt/status/1740725588628004991. Accessed 29 Dec. 2023.
Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUc_XnBv5Bc/. Accessed 29 Dec. 2023.
Young, Trina. ‘Did Elvis Presley Ever Meet Marilyn Monroe?’ Elvis Presley Biography, 20 Oct. 2015, https://elvisbiography.net/2015/10/20/did-elvis-presley-ever-meet-marilyn-monroe/.
#1 American Attraction | Graceland. https://www.graceland.com/about-graceland. Accessed 29 Dec. 2023.
Taija PerryCook is a Seattle-based journalist who previously worked for the PNW news site Crosscut and the Jordan Times in Amman.
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