In some dusty file in the back of my mind, I’ve been compiling a list of Unbelievable Anecdotes Related To The Death of Celebrities. I haven’t heard a really good one since Indian film fans went on a bus-burning rampage in Bangalore ithat left five people dead, in response to the death of aging film star Rajkumar. Here in America, we love our stars, but apparently not enough to try to burn down our technology capitals when they die of natural causes.
So here’s another one for the file: according to the Associated Press, a 67-year-old woman died in a trailer at a Graceland campground yesterday after suffering heatstroke during a graveside procession intended to honor the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. An 8-year-old boy was also hospitalized after suffering heat stroke during the event, which took place in 105-degree heat; another mourner, dressed in a black Elvis jumpsuit, “pulled an oxygen tank behind him with a breathing tube attached to his nose.”
I’m not at all prepared to go to such lengths to honor the occasion, but I did pull together a list of resources and writings related to Elvis’ movie careers. You can check that after the jump.
