Lisa Marie Presley was the only child of rock legend Elvis. She died Thursday at 54. Presley suffered a suspected heart attack and was rushed to hospital.
According to The Associated Press: “It is in a heavy heart that we must share the devastating announcement that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie had died,” Presley’s mother, Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “She was the most passionate and strong woman I have ever met.”
Priscilla Presley said on Twitter On Thursday afternoon, her daughter informed us that she was receiving medical attention. However, she didn’t want to share any details.
According to the Associated Press, Presley suffered a collapse and difficulty breathing after suffering cardiac arrest on Thursday at a Calabasas home. Los Angeles Times. The Times reported that Presley had been living in the home of Danny Keough her ex-husband since she sold her Calabasas home following the 2020 suicide of Benjamin Keough, their 27-year old son.
Presley was only two days away from Presley’s death when she died. Golden Globe AwardsAustin Butler, actor for his portrayal as her father in Baz Luhmann’s film, won the best actor in a drama motion pic award Elvis.
Presley, who was 9 when her father died in 1977 at the age of 9, told Extra Interview ahead of Tuesday’s awards ceremony, Butler told her that she was blown by her ability to capture the mannerisms and voice of her father.
“I adore him [Butler]. Presley stated, “I was truly blown away, it took me five days to process it because it was just so accurate and authentic.”
Presley was born in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1968. She grew up in the spotlight that her father’s legacy gave her. After her parents divorced in 1973 and she was raised by her mother in Los Angeles, Presley spent a lot of her childhood at her mother’s house in Los Angeles and her father’s Graceland mansion. She also followed his musical footsteps and released three rock albums that mixed country, blues, and folk, paying tribute to her father’s legendary sound.
After her father’s death, Presley was made the sole heir of his vast estate. He died on August 16, 1977 at 42 from a cardiac arrest at Graceland’s Graceland mansion. As executor of her ex husband’s estate, Presley’s mother co-founded Elvis Presley Enterprises. This company managed all Elvis image rights and royalties, making Graceland a tourist destination.
She was eligible to inherit her father’s fortune in 1993. Instead, she used the funds to create the Elvis Presley Trust, which focuses on managing the estate.
Her celebrity relationships and her two-year marriage with Michael Jackson in 1994, which was described as her union with the kings of rock n’ pop, intensified the spotlight on her life. She was briefly married in 2002 to Nicolas Cage, an actor.
Presley married Danny Keough 1998. They had a daughter and a son together before she divorced in 1994. She married Michael Lockwood in 2006. They had twin girls before she split in 2016.