do you confirm the identity of the woman? thank you
Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
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Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight in Heart O' Texas Coliseum – October 12, 1956
do you confirm the identity of the woman? thank you
do you confirm the identity of the woman? thank you
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Re: Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
Claude, thanks for the photo, the ID, and the request for confirmation!
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Elvis Presley was an explorer of vast new landscapes of dream and illusion. He was a man who refused to be told that the best of his dreams would not come true, who refused to be defined by anyone else's perceptions. This is the goal of democracy, the journey on which every American hero sets out. That Elvis made so much of the journey on his own is reason enough to remember him with the honor and love we reserve for the bravest among us. Such men made the only maps we can trust.
--- Dave Marsh in Elvis.
Elvis Presley was an explorer of vast new landscapes of dream and illusion. He was a man who refused to be told that the best of his dreams would not come true, who refused to be defined by anyone else's perceptions. This is the goal of democracy, the journey on which every American hero sets out. That Elvis made so much of the journey on his own is reason enough to remember him with the honor and love we reserve for the bravest among us. Such men made the only maps we can trust.
--- Dave Marsh in Elvis.
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Re: Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
Nice to see this photo again, it's been posted here before. But the woman to Elvis' left has never been properly identified. It appears someone just decided to call her "Barbara Leight"? Where did you get that name?
Now, in the 1970s, the singer did quietly date model and actress Barbara Leigh, but she was born in 1946:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Leigh
I really dislike the tendency some have on the internet to just make up these kind of things.
Even the official Eddie Fadal site lists the woman as "Unknown Fan":
https://www.theelvishouse.com/about-1
The full credit should read:
With actor Nick Adams, theater owner Eddie Fadal and unknown gal - backstage at the Heart O' Texas Coliseum, Waco, TX
Friday, October 12, 1956
Wish we knew her identity, she's really pretty.
Now, in the 1970s, the singer did quietly date model and actress Barbara Leigh, but she was born in 1946:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Leigh
I really dislike the tendency some have on the internet to just make up these kind of things.
Even the official Eddie Fadal site lists the woman as "Unknown Fan":
https://www.theelvishouse.com/about-1
The full credit should read:
With actor Nick Adams, theater owner Eddie Fadal and unknown gal - backstage at the Heart O' Texas Coliseum, Waco, TX
Friday, October 12, 1956
Wish we knew her identity, she's really pretty.
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Re: Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
This little report made the local paper after the Waco show.
Elvis the disc jockey, that's a new one. Pretty cool.
Here's another version of the photo, from the Getty Images site.
They claim we see "Anita Wood" with Presley. That's pretty funny because they did not meet until July 1957.
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Fadals Host Elvis After Appearance
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fadal of 2807 Lasker Avenue held open house for rock' n' roller Elvis Presley Friday night after Presley's show at the Coliseum. Presley, members of his band, and movie star Nick Adams were there. Fadal said there were plenty of extra guests there, too, after teen-agers found out about the party.
"They were all around, peeking in through the windows," he said.
He said Presley was there about two and a half hours, served as a disc jockey playing everybody's records but his own, then took off for Houston.
Waco Tribune-Herald - Sunday, October 14, 1956
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/961467114/
Elvis the disc jockey, that's a new one. Pretty cool.
Here's another version of the photo, from the Getty Images site.
They claim we see "Anita Wood" with Presley. That's pretty funny because they did not meet until July 1957.
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Re: Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
This looks very much like,Carol Nugent,an actress who married Nick Adams in 1959.I think I'm correct.Whats my prize.
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Re: Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
shiatsujake wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:19 pmThis looks very much like,Carol Nugent,an actress who married Nick Adams in 1959.I think I'm correct.Whats my prize.
A participation trophy.
It's not actress Carol Nugent. She isn't quite a visual match, and much shorter than the mystery woman.
More importantly, the historical record shows she did not meet Nick Adams until April 1959, and they married less than a month later.
Actor, Actress Wed in Nevada
HOLLYWOOD, May 13 (UP) -- Actor Nick Adams and actress Carol Nugent were married Sunday in Las Vegas, her mother said Tuesday.
The two had planned a big wedding later, but Adams recently made a deal for a television series which required moving up the wedding date.
Lansing State Journal - Wednesday, May 13, 1959
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/207928229/
BONUS NICK
Photoplay - August 1959
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Re: Adams, Eddie Fadal, Elvis Presley and Barbara Leight
I cannot argue with evidence. Impeccable research as ever.Thank you..Jake