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Elvis Presley was devastated by young co-star's sudden death 'Nothing has hurt me more'

amedpostBy amedpostJanuary 4, 2025 Entertainment No Comments2 Mins Read
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One of Elvis Presley’s most famous movies has to be 1957’s Jailhouse Rock, which is on BBC Two tonight.

The film saw The King play Vince Everett, who was sentenced to prison for manslaughter before rising to fame as a musician.

His co-star was Judy Tyler, who played Peggy Van Alden, a music promoter who eventually becomes his lover.

Tragically, she died on July 3, 1957, several months before the movie premiered.

Shortly after wrapping on Jailhouse Rock, the 24-year-old and her second husband, Gregory Lafayette, drove home to New York from Hollywood.

However, while driving through Wyoming, the young couple was involved in a fatal car crash on US Route 287 near Rock River. Judy was killed instantly, while her husband, who was the same age as her, died the next day. Judy only starred in one other movie called Bop Girl Goes Calypso, which was released in 1957 too.

Elvis was so devastated by the news of her death that he initially refused to watch Jailhouse Rock at the time. The King told a reporter: “Nothing has hurt me as bad in my life. I remember the last night I saw them. They were leaving on a trip. Even remember what she was wearing. All of us boys really loved that girl. She meant a lot to all of us. I don’t believe I can stand to see the movie we made together now, just don’t believe I can.”

Memphis Mafia member Lamar Fike remembered how Judy’s death “really upset him.”

The King’s friend said: “He broke down and cried … Elvis couldn’t get over it. He gave an interview to the Commercial-Appeal saying he didn’t think he could stand to ever watch the movie. And he meant it at the time.” However, the Memphis Mafia member claimed things totally changed within 36 hours.

Fike claimed that within a day and a half Elvis was “over it” and then did watch Jailhouse Rock.

The King was invited to Judy’s funeral but wrote a letter of condolence to her family instead, as he didn’t want his presence at the service to “create a disturbance.” Jailhouse Rock premiered in Memphis on October 17, 1957, but Elvis did not attend.

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