What tragedies occurred in Elvis presleys life?

Answer 1

Well there were many tragedies that took place in Elvis's life. First off you should know that he had a twin brother named Jesse Garon. He was still born. Elvis often wondered why Jesse had died instead of him and was often very confused.

When Elvis was in high school his steady girlfriend, Dixie Locke, was one of the people who influenced his career and supported him greatly even after he finally told her he was still living in a housing project because his parents were too lazy to work. Elvis loved her a great deal and he finally proposed to her on their prom night. He didn't plan to, it just came out. She didn't feel exactly the same way and said no. She never thought of him as a husband and thought that after high school the relationship would just fade away .

When Elvis went into the Army he was afraid that after he came back his career would have been taken over by other people and thought he would have to take his family back to the poor way of living.

While Elvis was in the army he got a vacation to leave Germany to visit his sick mother back home at Graceland. She died two days after his arrival from a heart attack. Elvis was very very depressed for weeks to come. Even his army buddies were scared that he would do something to harm himself. There was always someone with him to make sure he didn't do anything to put him in harms way.

Priscilla was his only wife and when she finally left him in 1970 he was very sad. They met when Elvis was in Germany for the army around the time his mother died.

These are some of the most commonly know things that were tragedies in his life. Hope they helped.

Answer 2

In no particular order:

His mother dying on August 14, 1958.

Growing up in abject poverty (i.e. being bitterly poor).

Seeing his beloved mother Gladys suffer mentally, emotionally, physically from (including but not limited to); Elvis' twin brother dying at birth, her having a miscarriage and being told she could never have another child, for a brief period of time Elvis' father Vernon spent time in prison for being a part of a 3 man group charged with altering a check, worrying about Elvis, etc.

Having medical issues such as; Asthma, acne, chronic insomnia, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, heart issues, eye problems, weight problems, addiction to prescribed medications, severe depression, mood swings, etc.

Being legally evicted as a family (Elvis was 17 years old) in Memphis at the Lauderdale Courts, which was a new and very nice development for families with limited monetary means and Gladys loved and took great pride in, because (as a family) they made (approximately) one hundred and twelve dollars too much for a few months.

Various breakups with girlfriends.

Severely depressed about the deterioration of his marriage and the facts surrounding such.