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Priscilla Ann Presley (born May 24, 1945) is an American actress and business magnate. She is the former wife of singer Elvis Presley as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States. She is a member of Scientology. In her acting career, Presley starred with Leslie Nielsen in the three successful ''Naked Gun'' films, and played the role of Jenna Wade on the long-running television series ''Dallas''. == Ancestry and early life == Born as Priscilla Wagner, her maternal grandfather, Albert Henry Iversen, was born in 1899 in Egersund, Norway.〔 He emigrated to the United States, where he married Lorraine, who was of Scots-Irish and English descent.〔 Their daughter, Anna Lillian Iversen, was born in March 1926.〔 Later she was called – or her name was changed to – Ann.〔 At the age of 19, she gave birth to Priscilla.〔 In a letter to the City Hall of Egersund, Ann asked for information about their relatives, and wrote that Priscilla was interested in knowing about them; Priscilla's parents then visited family members in Norway in the 1990s.〔("I slekt med Elvis" ) (August 12, 2002) vg.no. (The pictured woman is Priscilla's third cousin.)〕 Priscilla has a square named after her in Egersund – Priscilla Presleys plass.〔 The area is in the street outside the house where her grandfather was born and lived.〔 Priscilla and her family were invited by the Lord Mayor of Egersund to the opening ceremony of Priscilla Presleys plass,〔("Egen plass i bestefars fødeby" ) (March 14, 2008) nrk.no.〕 which took place August 23, 2008, but were unable to go due to Lisa Marie being pregnant.〔("Elvis i byen" ) (August 23, 2008) archive.org (egersund.org).〕 Priscilla's biological father was US Navy pilot James Wagner.〔 His parents were Kathryn and Harold Wagner of German descent.〔 On August 10, 1944, at the age of 23, he married Priscilla's mother; they had been dating for more than three years.〔Finstad (1997)〕 He was killed in a plane crash while returning home on leave when Priscilla was six months old.〔〔Presley (1985), p. 22〕 When Priscilla discovered this "family secret"〔Presley (1985), p. 21〕 while rummaging through an old wooden box of family keepsakes, she was encouraged by her mother to keep it from the other children as she feared it would "endanger our family closeness".〔 In 1948, her mother met a United States Air Force officer named Paul Beaulieu, from Quebec, Canada. The couple were married within a year. Beaulieu took over the raising of Priscilla, and was the only father she would ever know. Over the next few years Priscilla grew up quickly, helping to care for the growing family as her father's Air Force career moved them from Connecticut to New Mexico to Maine. In her own words, she described herself during this period as "a shy, pretty little girl unhappily accustomed to moving from base to base every two or three years".〔Presley (1985), p. 19〕 Priscilla later recalled that she felt uncomfortable moving so often because she never knew if she could make friends for life, or even if she would fit in with the new people she met on each move.〔 In 1956, the Beaulieus moved to and settled in Austin, Texas, but soon her father was transferred to Wiesbaden, Germany.〔Presley (1985), p. 24〕 Priscilla was "crushed" by this news, and after finishing junior high her fears of leaving her friends behind and making new ones were once again at the forefront of her mind.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Priscilla Presley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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