Elvis and Priscilla wedding dolls on sale

Elvis and Priscilla wedding dolls on sale

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The marriage didn’t last all that long, but for the Elvis Presley faithful, the wedding day is special still. And now, Elvis fans have the official, Graceland-approved Elvis and Priscilla wedding dolls to remind them of that magical time.

“This is just another way he’s making history, and we want to be part of it,” said Angel Durham, who waited all night outside a Graceland souvenir shop to be the first to hand over $65 for a boxed set of the dolls, the newest additions to Mattel’s Barbie series. Durham, 38, of Whitney, Texas, was at the front of about 150 Elvis fans lined up to witness the official unveiling of the dolls, staged as part of Graceland’s annual weeklong fan pilgrimage to mark the anniversary of Presley’s death on Aug. 16, 1977.

The dolls, with faces painted to look like Presley and his bride, were designed from photos of the wedding. The couple married in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967, but had split up by early 1972. They formally separated in July 1972 and were divorced in October 1973.

Today’s birthdays

Singer Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts is 70. Singer David Crosby is 67. Actor-comedian Steve Martin is 63. Actress Susan St. James is 62. Romance novelist Danielle Steel is 61. Cartoonist Gary Larson (“The Far Side”) is 58. Actress Jackee Harry (“Sister, Sister,” “227”) is 52. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 49. Actress Halle Berry is 42. Actor Christopher Gorham (“Ugly Betty”) is 34. Actress Mila Kunis (“That ’70s Show”) is 25.