Elvis: Summer of '56. Years before he meets Priscilla, 21-year-old Elvis Presley is in love with a small-
town girl from Biloxi, Mississippi. Elvis had picked June out of the crowd at a local concert and they
started dating a year later. “Heartbreak Hotel,” Elvis' first national hit is at the top of the charts. He is yet
to film his first movie and the legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show is still months away!  Most
people do not know who Elvis Presley is. This one special summer produced Elvis' first great romance,
and also the astonishing rise to fame that would ultimately drive them apart!
“So he wanted to know, where did I learn how to kiss…
and I said I think I’m learning from you right now…”
“I’ve been approached with the question when you do get married what kind of girl do you want—blond, brunette,
redhead? I haven’t got a dream girl in my mind…”  -- Elvis, Spring 1956.
“The town, the city of Biloxi knew I’d had this long date in Memphis with
Elvis… total strangers wanted to rip my eyes out.”
“The Colonel would always say ‘Elvis be careful, because those girls
may drop you if you get involved or you get married or something…’”
–George Klein
“He was really and truly a young boy. He had a serious side to his nature. I think he took his
art seriously, but didn’t take himself seriously.” –Trude Forsher (Col. Parker’s assistant)
“When I look back on it, it's like a different lifetime because it has
been so long ago. But I was a little stubborn, a little hard headed and
I was not going to allow anyone to break my heart.  And so it's
probably a combination of me, Elvis and Colonel Parker that ended
our relationship.”  
“His mother and father fished, Elvis fished, all his friends fished, June fished, everybody
fished.  I didn't fish, I was busy taking film, taking footage.  With my little eight millimeter
camera!” –Eddie Bellman
Photos courtesy of June Juanico and
Edward J. Bellman (left).

In Memory of Eddie Bellman.
Elvis: Summer of '56. Copyright July Fourteenth, LLC
The story of Elvis' relationship with June is factual...documented by the oldest known home movie
of Elvis in a private setting. The 20 minute 8mm film was discovered by Stuart Goldman during
research for the production "Elvis in Hollywood" in 1992. Ten years later, it became the core
content of the documentary "Elvis & June: A Love Story."  Taken on July 14, 1956, just weeks
before his legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the 8mm film shows Elvis and June
lost in a simple, romantic existence. Who could have known 21-year-old Elvis, as seen in the
revealing color film, was destined to become the most famous entertainer in the world!

Elvis: Summer of '56 updates Elvis & June with new, never-seen images, interviews with Elvis
from that period, plus new interviews and anecdotes about Elvis!   

The revised documentary explores Elvis' deep affection for June, with more of June's detailed
recollections plus the home movie shot by Eddie Bellman, a friend of June's mother.  The
documentary also features never-seen photos from June's scrapbook, plus exclusive interviews
with Elvis' original guitarist Scotty Moore, drummer D.J. Fontana, Col. Parker's assistant Trude
Forsher, and home movie owner Eddie Bellman.
DVD now available!