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Apr 16, 2018 · Colonel Tom Parker managed Elvis Presley’s career from 1955 to 1977, overseeing almost every aspect of the star’s life. A “colonel” in honorary terms only, he was a shrewd, showman-like ...
Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997), [1] commonly known as Colonel Tom Parker, was a Dutch-American musical entrepreneur. He was best known as the talent manager of Elvis Presley .
Jun 30, 2022 · In 1963, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s audacious manager who had gotten his start selling candy apples in carnivals, read in the paper that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential yacht...
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Feb 24, 2012 · The man who brought The King to global fame kept his own past secret. But what exactly was Tom Parker hiding?
Dec 27, 2023 · Colonel Tom Parker, as played by Tom Hanks in Elvis, was the controversial manager of singer Elvis Presley (played by Austin Butler). In both the 2022 movie and real life, the Elvis Presley manager was a man with a mysterious past who had a key role in both The King's success and downfall.
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Jul 15, 2020 · Much of Parker’s early years are shrouded in mystery, possibly because he was an illegal immigrant who didn’t have a passport or become a naturalized American citizen.
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Mar 30, 2022 · Tom Parker, who found fame in the British boy band The Wanted, died Wednesday, less than two years after being diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was...
