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Dec 12, 2017 · Suzanna Leigh, who co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1966 musical comedy Paradise, Hawaiian Style, has died. She was 72. Her daughter, actress Natalia Leigh, announced her death Monday in a...
Suzanna Leigh: Elvis Presley co-star who lost out on Hollywood break and had to eke out a living in UK. Wrangling between film unions cost her work that might have made her as big a star as her...
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Suzanna Leigh, the actress who famously played Elvis Presley‘s love interest in Paradise, Hawaiian Style, has passed away. Her daughter, Natalia Leigh, announced her death through a post she shared to her mother’s Facebook page on Monday (December 11).
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style
- Fell in Love with Memphis
- "My Life Was A Roller-Coaster Ride Through Wonder-Land"
An exemplar of hip British Invasion and "Swinging Sixties" sexiness, Leigh was pursued by both Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis in 1965's "Boeing, Boeing" the year before producer Hal Wallis cast her as a curvy aviatrix opposite Elvis' hot-headed helicopter jockey in "Paradise, Hawaiian Style." In the film, Elvis employs this odd pickup line on Suzanna:...
Kisses aside, Ms. Leigh told The Commercial Appeal that she and Elvis bonded like brother and sister, linked by their beliefs in guardian angels, their interest in spirituality and their senses of humor. Ms. Leigh said she "fell in love with Memphis" after being a guest in 1998 at the Memphis Film Festival, a nostalgia-oriented celebration of vinta...
Born Suzanna Smyth to well-to-do parents and educated in convent schools in England, Ms. Leigh began acting and modeling as a pre-teen before Wallis, known for his profitable Elvis productions, signed the energetic blonde to a contract and imported her to Hollywood. "I was supposed to be a huge, huge star," Ms. Leigh told The Commercial Appeal, wit...
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Dec 14, 2017 · By: Rhett Bartlett. Source: Hollywood Reporter. December 14, 2017. Elvis' Movies , Elvis Articles , Elvis News. Suzanna Leigh, who co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1966 musical comedy Paradise, Hawaiian Style, has died. She was 72. Her daughter, actress Natalia Leigh, announced her death Monday in a Facebook post.
Actress. Years active. 1956–2016. Partner. Tim Hue-Williams (1972–1982) [1] Children. 1. Suzanna Leigh (born Sandra Eileen Anne Smith; 26 July 1945 – 11 December 2017) was a British actress, known for her film and television roles in the 1960s and 1970s. [2]
Dec 12, 2017 · Suzanna Leigh, who co-starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 movie “Paradise, Hawaiian Style,” has died at the age of 72, according to multiple news sources. Her daughter, actress Natalia...
