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Shirley MacLaine Reveals Advice She Gave To Elvis Presley And How She Hit On Morgan Freeman

by Peace A

Published October 21, 2024

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In her new book, Shirley MacLaine wrote about her encounter with the late King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, and how she once hit on an unimpressed Morgan Freeman. She documented her interesting career run during her prime, working with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

She also wrote about her friendships with industry ladies, such as Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor, in The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime, which Crown Publishing will release on October 22.

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Shirley MacLaine’s advice to Elvis Presley

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G.I. BLUES, from left: Shirley MacLaine visits Elvis Presley on set, 1960

Shirley and Elvis once worked with Paramount at the same time, and she recalled giving him some words to ponder after noticing his behavior on set. Regardless of this interaction, and despite Elvis being only a few doors away, Shirley claimed she never got any closer or more curious.

Shirley simply told Elvis, who was already world-famous, to be kinder and nicer to people. Although the general assumption is that Elvis was a kind and charming personality, there have been allegations of bad behavior such as verbal abuse, and picking an interest in younger girls.

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ALL IN A NIGHT’S WORK, from left: Dean Martin celebrates his birthday with help from Shirley MacLaine and visitor Elvis Presley, on set, 1961 /Everett

Shirley MacLaine’s failed attempt at wooing Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman blew away Shirley from their very first meeting and was quite impressed by his acting; however, he simply shook his head and remained unbothered after Shirley tried to light a spark between them both.

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57 SECONDS, Morgan Freeman, 2023 / Everett

While she was unsuccessful at her attempt with Freeman, Shirley made new associations with Jack Nicholson and Jack Lemmon, although she did not date either of them. Shirley noted that Nicholson made her laugh way too much to be her type romantically, while Lemmon was more like a sister to her.

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