Elvis cherished his mother and no one could replace her. So when his father re -married Dee Stanley elvis was not happy. I think that Elvis only accepted her so he did not upset his father who he loved. She was not the type of person Elvis would confide in or get close to. It must have been hard for Elvis to have to accept a "stepmother" after his mother died.
What do you all think?
Elvis didn't think anything of Dee Stanley and it was reported that he regretted he had not taken her first call in Germany and asked her to call back when Vernon was there. I think he accepted that Vernon needed someone else in his life for his happiness, but Elvis didn't need Dee in his world to make Elvis himself happy.
"More people today should see him not simply as a performer, but as an artist with a great soul."
John Bakke, professor emeritus
University of Memphis
I agree no-one could replace Gladys in his life. They had a deep bond. And Elvis had a good first impression of Dee when he first met her. He didn,t attend the wedding right? He could see right through her crooked smile. It just burns me about her allegations about elvis and his mother!
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I AGREE 100%. ELVIS DID NOT ATTEND THE WEDDING. AND IN MARIAN COOKE'S BOOK ELVIS TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD NEVER ACCEPT HER AS HIS MOTHER!!! HE DID NOT NEED PEOPLE LIKE HER IN HIS LIFE. IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT ELVIS AND GALDYS COULD NOT BE TOGETHER FOR LONGER!!!!Originally Posted by john carpenter
I agree no-one could replace Gladys in his life. They had a deep bond. And Elvis had a good first impression of Dee when he first met her. He didn,t attend the wedding right? He could see right through her crooked smile. It just burns me about her allegations about elvis and his mother!
I agree with all of you.I never liked her myself from what I've seen and heard from her.
That s*** ticked me off when she stated that Elvis and Gladys slept together in a sexual manner.It's funny that everyone she named that could supposedly back her story up are all dead.One being Alberta....one of Elvis' cooks that he called Alberta VO5.
She's just a *****........the whole Stanley family are strange to me.
Hi guys I posted the YT video of her Geroldo interview in the off topic section so u should go see it I swear I almost threw a shoe at my computer when I saw it
Son if you ever say another derogatory word about Elvis Aaron Presley I WILL KICK THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU!~
No one could ever take Gladys's place! As for what Dee stated about the close relationship between elvis and his mother, it's just sick and immoral
i often wonder if he would have acted differently when Vernon would have chosen someone more caring and sincere????
It's hard NOT to imagine Elvis as perfect; how else could someone be THAT good looking, THAT talented, THAT generous & THAT charismatic
Elvis didn't like dee and imgaine wished vernon never married her at all. I can see how he felt though, he just lost his mother and now dee was in the picture.
Elvis could see that Vernon made a very poor choice in marrying Dee Stanley and eventually Vernon saw that for himself.
My father did the same as Vernon so I can relate to how Elvis felt. There was never a bond between my step mother and I and my sister. She married our dad thinking he was rich...same deal.
Grieving lonely men are a prime target for this type of woman.........
Diane
Nobody i occupy Gladys place,and less in the heart of Elvis,his mother was quite for.
It is sad when a person lowers themselves to tell such blatant lies about people who are not here to defend themselves. And make sure the ***** got a contract out on her for it.
You just don't do that kind of thing without it coming back to bite you in the hiney. Fame and Money were her motives, not the truth.
Could be she wanted Elvis herself or maybe she had a quilty conscience because she did such things?
Elvis by that time could probably take one look at a woman and know if she was predator or prey. Dee was a predator. Poor Vernon didn't know what hit him.
She is lower than dirt in my opinion.All the Stanleys are after money.......no one would know a **** thing about them or knew they were on the face of the earth without Elvis
and that's only because Vernon was stupid enough to get in with her.
I know everyone on here will agree that no one in the Elvis world mainly us fans can not stand Dee and her clan.
I know in my relationships with my step fathers-it can be tough to have them suddenly thrust into your life. You have no say so-they are just there and you have to adjust to them. Since he loved his mom so deeply-it must to have been very hard indeed to adjust and accept. (if he ever really did)
Work in Progress!
Dee meant nothing to Elvis and Elvis probably tolerated her . . . no relationship there whatsoever! Gladys was Elvis' one and only true confidant and there was a special mother son bond between them, as for many years she was the only one there for him.
I think Elvis hated Dee...I believe in my own mind Dee knew what she was doing ad wanted to get that "Presley" name. In my own mind I think Dee wanted Elvis but knew she could never get him so she went after his dad.
None of Elvis' friends or family liked her so.
Love to all,
Tim
Very well said.What Vernon ever saw in Dee is beyond me.
The One and Only King of Rock'n'Roll.
Please, do you really need to ask?
It's a guy thing ...
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
I'm sure he could have found someone much better then Dee? I'm sure she saw a good thing,when she saw it too.Like lots of $$$ in having a husband like Vernon and an equally famous step-son like Elvis.
Vernon, for all his faults, was very naive.
And a good man.
He saw what appeared to be a loving, family woman (a trait Vernon appreciated); a woman willing to care for him and provide him sanctuary. A woman to help ease him through his grief. Although the bloom had gone off her, she was still an attractive woman.
Oh, and she had a great a-s-s.
Like I said, it's a guy thing.
Getlo - cute'n'cuddly
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