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Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997), commonly known as Colonel Parker, was a Dutch-American musical entrepreneur. He was best known as the talent manager of Elvis Presley.
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 figure...
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...
Feb 24, 2012 · Colonel Tom Parker—the title was awarded to him by Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis in 1948 for political services rendered—claimed until 1982 to have been born in West Virginia. In fact he...
Jun 24, 2022 · Viewers who are more familiar with Elvis Presley’s music than his life story might be surprised by the prominence Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic. But big...
Colonel Thomas Andrew " Tom " Parker (June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997) born Andreas Cornelis (" Dries ") van Kuijk, was a Dutch -born entertainment impresario. He was best known as the manager of Elvis Presley. [1]
Jan 22, 1997 · Col. Tom Parker, the strict, unorthodox and controversial manager who orchestrated Elvis Presley's career from 1955 until the singer's death in 1977, died yesterday at Valley Hospital in Las...
Jun 23, 2022 · Bestselling author Alanna Nash offers the definitive account of Colonel Tom Parker as a mysterious man living a powerful life as Elvis Presley's manager.
Colonel Thomas Andrew “Tom” Parker (Born Andreas Cornelis van Kuyk) was an enigma from the day he arrived on a freighter in Tampa Bay, Florida, as an illegal immigrant at about the age of 20 until his death at the advanced age of 87 in 1997.
Jan 21, 1997 · Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997), commonly known as Colonel Parker, was a Dutch-American musical entrepreneur. He was best known as the talent manager of Elvis Presley.
