The film opened in New York on November 15. She began work on Elvis' first film, Love Me Tender, on August 23, playing the part of Cathy Reno, Elvis' wife in the film. (See the video clip, and lots of others, at Luis' Debra Paget website) They both took part in a skit in which Debra is described to Elvis by Milton Berle as a sophisticated, refined Hollywood type ("not in your league stick to Heartbreak Hotel and stay away from the Waldorf.") Debra Paget then comes out on stage, and of course, proceeds to scream & swoon over Elvis. While not exactly a critical success, it can't be a coincidence that this same year, Debra was topped only by Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable on Twentieth-Century-Fox's fan mail list! Two years later, Debra appeared in one of the all-time great epics (and her own personal favorite of her films), The Ten Commandments.Įlvis first met Debra while appearing on "The Milton Berle Show" on June 5, 1956. In 1954, she was cast in the starring role in Princess of the Nile, the first of many costume roles.
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She worked steadily, mostly in supporting roles, for the next five years, until she and her mom decided Debra was ready for more glamorous adult roles, and began to pitch the idea to the movie execs. At the age of 15, Debra made her film debut in Cry of The City (1948). Debra's brother and two sisters all became actors. She was born Debralee Griffin, in Denver, Colorado, to a mother who was determined to see her children's names in lights. Debra with Elvis in Love Me Tender Debra Paget was an established star of adventure films and historical epics, like The Ten Commandments, when she starred opposite Elvis in his debut film, Love Me Tender, in 1956.
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