ELVIS at the ATLANTA FOX THEATRE

1956 was the break-through year for the 21-year old Elvis Presley who was regarded as stunningly beautiful, as well as talented, in a whole new genre of his own creation.  Here he radiates boyish charm in a publicity shot for his September, 1956 "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance, a live telecast on the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Describing meeting Elvis in 1957, songwriter Jerry Leiber (who co-wrote "Hound Dog") said this about the new Star:

Elvis appeared at The Atlanta Fox (then a first-run Picture Palace) on March 14th and 15th, 1956, photo courtesy Janice McDonald.

The advertisements:

The advance write-up:

Elvis with the fan mail, 1956:

Less than three months after Elvis played The Fox, he returned to town (on June 22nd, 1956) to play The Paramount , located downtown next to the Loew's Grand.

The Paramount was the first Atlanta  Movie Palace to be demolished, shown here after the final curtain in July, 1960.

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Copyright Bob Foreman, November, 2017.