One of Elvis Presley’s most famous films is 1957’s Jailhouse Rock. The film featured King Vince Everett, who was sentenced to prison for manslaughter before he rose to fame as a musician. His star was Jodi Tyler, who played Peggy Van Alden, the music promoter who eventually became his lover.
Tragically, Jodi Tyler passed away on July 3, 1957, several months before the film was first released. Shortly after getting around Jailhouse Rock, the 24-year-old and her second husband Gregory Lafayette moved into their New York home from Hollywood.
However, while driving through Wyoming, the young couple was involved in a fatal car accident on US Route 287 near the Rock River. Judy was killed on the spot, while her husband, who was the same age, died the next day.
Fike claimed that within a day and a half, Elvis had “done” and then had seen Jailhouse Rock.
King was invited to Judy’s funeral but wrote a letter of condolence to her family instead, as he did not want his presence on duty to “cause a disturbance”. Jailhouse Rock premiered in Memphis on October 17, 1957, but Elvis did not attend.
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