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SHINDIG (ABC, 8:30-9:30 p.m.).* Elvis Presley's tenth anniversary in show business is the occasion for a program of the songs he made famous...
...just ten years ago that Elvis Presley signed his contract with RCA Victor, made a few records like Hound Dog and Heartbreak Hotel, and overnight became the rage and outrage of the U.S. A year later, everything from lipsticks to T shirts bore the Presley imprimatur. He made his first movie, and his take from all and sundry was estimated at $1,800,000. Then came two years in the Army to put a damper on Elvis. As an ex-G.I., he was given an ecstatic welcome home by his fans. Since then, practically no one knows anyone...
...picture, Harem Holiday, which he completed in 18 days from start to finish, he was paid $1,000,000. The other two pictures he will make this year are on older, less lucrative contracts, so he will only clear $1,000,000 or so for the pair. "These are Presley pictures," explains an M-G-M studio man who worked on five of them. "They don't need titles. They could be numbered. They would still sell...
...from my fans but from myself," he drawls. "After work, I just give out." He gives out into a place with jukebox at poolside, a den for his 31 gold (million-seller) single records. There is a private suite for him and another for his grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Presley, 74. He doesn't like to think about Elvis the idol when he's not working. When ABC's Shindig celebrates his tenth anniversary this week by singing his songs, he might not even watch. "I don't regard money or position as important...
Married. Sylvie Vartan, 20, France's blonde, rock-'n'-rolling ye-ye-girl; and Johnny Hallyday (real name: Jean-Philippe Smet), 21, the Parisian Presley; in Loconville, near Paris...