Barbara
Leigh
was
born
in
Ringgold,
Georgia.
Ringgold
sits
on the
border
of
Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
At the
age of
19
Barbara
and
her
family
moved
to Los
Angeles,
California.
There
she
began
to
work
as a
nurse,
raising
her
small
son.
She
was
soon
divorced
and
settled
into
the
life
of a
single
mother.
Her
agent
Dick
Clayton
was
well
known
for
discovering
James
Dean.
She
studied
acting
with
Charles
Conrad.
Her
first
commercial
was
for
Coca-Cola.
Filmography:
Mistress
of the
Apes
(1981)
Seven
(1979)
Swim Team
(1979)
Boss Man
(1975)
Smile,
Jenny,
You're
Dead
(1974)
(TV)
Harry's
Terminal
Island
(1973)
Junior
Bonner
(1972)
Pretty
Maids All
in a Row
(1971) The
Christian
Licorice
Store
(1971) The
Student
Nurses
(1970)
Priscilla
and Ballad
of Andy
Crocker,
The (1969)
(TV)
Television:
Chips
(guest
star)
W.E.B.
(guest
star) The
Incredible
Hulk
(guest
star)
Rockford
Files
(co-star)
Barretta
(co-star)
Harry-O
(semi-regular)
Bracken's
World Dan
August
(featured)
Movie of
the Week
(featured)
Price is
Right
(hostess)
In the
book,
THE KING,
MCQUEEN
AND THE
LOVE
MACHINE
Leigh
reveals
her
three-way
love
affair
with
Presley,
Steve
McQueen &
James
Aubrey,
head of
MGM
Studios.
Proceeding
the books'
release,
Leigh
gives
ElvisPresleyNews
this
exclusive
interview
in which
she was
not shy in
coming
forward
with
intimate
details of
her time
between
the sheets
with
Elvis.
Hi Lea! Thank you for the opportunity to answers these questions for your Elvis site. First, I don't have any pictures of E and myself as he was married and I was an upcoming "starlet" so we were very careful not to have any taken together. I wish I'd insisted on one for my personal use but I wasn't smart enough to ask.
Now to answer your questions best I can, as there are some risqué questions here (smile).
HOW DID YOU MEET ELVIS?
I met Elvis in Las Vegas with Jim Aubrey when Jim Aubrey (I called him James) took me to see E's show at the Hilton. We were invited back stage to meet the King. Jim Aubrey was the president of MGM studios and produced a film called "That's The Way It Is" starring "E", a documentary of sorts.
I couldn't believe that I was going to meet him, as I'd ALWAYS adored Elvis since the first time I saw him on the Ed Sullivan show. I think I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade but I still knew enough to think that the man I was watching was special. I tried to emulate some of his moves and was quickly sent to bed.
Elvis was changing his clothes. I sat down in the middle of the room at a round table next to Chris Nelson, Rick's wife and Jim Aubrey. The room had a lot of people mostly celebrities and friends that came to pay their respects. Jim Aubrey and Chris both got up to talk to others in the room leaving me there at the table. I had my back to Elvis's door leading to his direct changing room. I felt a presence then turned around to see Elvis sitting in a chair staring directly into my eyes. He never looked away, not ever to acknowledge anyone but me while I was there except later when James came over to interrupt us.
He asked me my name, paid me numerous compliments and asked me if he could call me. Of course I was totally overwhelmed and said yes. At the same moment he handed me under the table a tiny, thin pencil and a small piece of paper. I quickly jotted down my number and handed it back to him. As we did this our hands touched one another, he squeezed my hands and smiled at the same time. I felt a bolt of lighting shoot through my body.
I felt if I'd died right there, I would have been happy, cause I got to meet the King, and he held my hands. Jim Aubrey must have felt the connection between Elvis and me and wanted us to leave. I didn't want to budge; I needed to be pinched to know I was alive because I was in a trance. Elvis was gorgeous, the MOST beautiful man I'd ever seen. And when he smiled the whole world lit up for me. He was gracious to James and invited us back to see his show. Elvis was and will ALWAYS be the King to me in everyway. His kindness and love for others is a legacy to us all!
DID HE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED A WOMAN WOULD HAVE SEX WITH HIM?
I don't think that Elvis thought in the terms of every woman having or wanting to have sex with him. If he wanted to have sex with a woman she knew it and if the feeling was mutual then he acted on that. Maybe, every women he met wanted to have sex with him but I doubt it because in the end he wasn't into sex that much but more into religion, teaching and sharing his thoughts with anyone who wanted to listen. He loved being the teacher, sharing his knowledge of his favorite books with his pupils.
