Ginger Alden

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Ginger Alden
Born (1956-11-13) November 13, 1956 (age 67)
Millington, Tennessee
Known forAuthor, fiance to Elvis Presley

Ginger Alden (born November 13, 1956) is an American actress and model known for her relationship with Elvis Presley. She was engaged to Presley at the time of his death in 1977. After his death she worked in television and authored a memoir.

Biography

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Ginger Alden was born November 13, 1956 to Jo and Walter Alden at the US Naval hospital in Millington, Tennessee.[1] Her father was a public relations officer with the Army.[2] Alden began her modeling career at a young age where she participated in beauty pageants.[1]

Alden first met Presley when she was five years old and when she was 20.[3] After two months of dating Presley proposed to Alden with a diamond engagement ring that was part of his TCB state ring.[4][5][6] Their wedding date was scheduled for December 25, 1977 but Presley passed away on August 16, 1977.[3][4] After Presley's death, Ginger Alden made a career in modeling, and acting.[7]

In 2014 Alden released "Elvis and Ginger" a memoir detailing her relationship with Presley.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alden, Ginger (2014). Elvis and Ginger (1st ed.). New York, NY: Ace Books. ISBN 978-0-425-26633-5.
  2. ^ Haeussler, Mathias (2020). Inventing Elvis. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 89.
  3. ^ a b Randall, Mark (July 1, 2021). "Elvis fiancee Ginger Alden to set record straight during fan meet and greet in August". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Farah, Lynn (August 7, 2022). "Meet Ginger Alden, the last woman Elvis Presley loved". South China Morning Post. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Dawn, Randee (September 3, 2014). "Elvis Presley's fiancee pens revealing memoir of life with the King". TODAY.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Today : WCAU : September 3, 2014 7:00am-11:01am EDT, WCAU, September 3, 2014, retrieved September 29, 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ Clothier, Gary (February 3, 2011). "Ask Mr. Know-It-All: Almost the queen". Hanford Sentinel. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Connelly, Sherryl (August 17, 2014). "The King's last days, final love". Daily News. pp. 20–21. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Lacy (November 3, 2014). "Elvis' last love breaks silence". Batesville Guard. Batesville, Arkansas, United States of America. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Patterson, Bigel (September 2014). "Elvis and Ginger". Elvis Information Network. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

Alden, Ginger (2014). Elvis and Ginger (First ed.). New York, NY: Ace Books. ISBN 978-0-425-26633-5.

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