Ginger Alden

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Ginger Alden
Ginger Alden in Memphis.jpg
Born (1956-11-13) November 13, 1956 (age 68)
Millington, Tennessee
Known forAuthor, fiancee to Elvis Presley
Spouse
Ron Leyser
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(m. 1991;died 2015)​
Children1

Ginger Alden Leyser (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.

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Biography

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

Alden first met Presley when she was five years old, and later again when she was 20 and he was 41. [3] After two months of dating, Presley proposed to her with a diamond engagement ring, with the 11.5-carat center stone taken from his famous TCB ring. [4] [5] [6] Their wedding date was scheduled for December 25, 1977, but Presley passed away on August 16th. [3] [4] After Presley's death, Ginger Alden made a career in modeling and acting. [7]

She later married Ron Leyser in 1991, and they have one son, named Hunter.

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

Ron Leyser died on August 16, 2015, exactly 38 years after Elvis Presley. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
  11. ↑ "Ginger Alden's husband passed away on August 16, 2015 | Elvis Articles". www.elvis.com.au. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

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

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