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Principal photography began on Easy Come, Easy Go, Elvis's final film for producer Hal Wallis and Paramount studio.
Related events
- Elvis Presley reached No. 6 on the UK singles chart with “Love Letters.”
- Elvis Presley completed his work on the soundtrack for Double Trouble.
- Elvis Presley’s album Paradise Hawaiian Style reached No. 7 in the United Kingdom.
- Elvis Presley worked at Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood on music for the film “Paradise, Hawaiian Style,” including vocal overdubs.
- The EP “Tickle Me” reached number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The recording used existing Elvis songs rather than new material.
- Elvis, Vernon Presley and Colonel Tom Parker visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Elvis also held a benefit concert to raise funds for the memorial.
- Elvis received a telegram from the president of Capitol Records inviting him to a cocktail party in Los Angeles on August 24, where he was to meet The Beatles.
- The film Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley, was released in theaters. Elvis portrayed American singer Guy Lambert, who becomes entangled in a criminal plot while on a European tour.