Elvis Presley Wrecked His Chance With Natalie Wood by Being Overly Affectionate With His Mother

Natalie Wood and Elvis Presley dated in 1956, when they were two of the hottest stars in the world. Elvis was already a major recording artist and was about to launch his film career with his debut in, ‘Love Me Tender’. Natalie, meanwhile, had by that point received her first Oscar nomination the year before for ‘Rebel Without A Cause’, alongside James Dean. While Elvis, then 21, was known to be a ‘lady killer’, it was Natalie who approached him for a date, at the time a teenager, just 18 years old.

Wood had asked her co-star Dennis Hopper to introduce her to Elvis, and the rock ‘n’ roll star treated her to a date. He bought out an entire cinema, something he would continue to do for the rest of his life. Natalie’s sister, Lana Wood, said that it dazzled the teen. She said: “To go to the movies, he bought out the theatre. “That’s not what she was used to.” Elvis was equally as starstruck by Natalie. The singer invited her home to impress his parents, but his mother Gladys soured on the actress quickly. Mr Connolly claimed: “Natalie wore a very flimsy nightgown around the house. “Gladys was like, ‘Not in my house!’” The pair later met in New York in November 1956 where Elvis took Natalie riding on his

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