It failed. Devotees gather at Graceland on the singers Jan. 8 birthday to light candles and leave mementos. In one of his less memorable roles, Presley starred as a crop dusting Boeing Stearman pilot in the 1963 major motion picture, It Happened at the Worlds Fair. Visitors make their way through a designated path inside the house. PHOTO ANALYSIS. When Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, Presley's pilot flew the Lisa Marie to. But it wasn't just the interior design of the plane that screamed decadence, it was the way Elvis used the aircraft. However, in 2014, Elvis Presley Enterprises asked OKC Partnership to change the agreement and remove the plane for restoration. Once. One of Presleys most renown performances was televised live from Hawaii, but he did not perform overseas. So for Baz Luhrmann's new biopic Elvisin theaters nowit was crucial for Catherine Martin and her production team to bring the spaces that shaped the musician (and vice versa) to life. Elvis superfans may want to opt for the Ultimate VIP Tour, which includes an expert Elvis tour guide, a meal voucher for Vernon's Smokehouse, a look inside Elvis' planes, a self-guided tour at . The Lisa Maries main role was to fly Presley to destinations across the United States as part of his tour. The renovations cost the superstar around $800,000, according to Graceland Blog, and took just over six months to complete. Instead, Priscilla and Lisa Marie have described how the star indulged his daughter while his own behaviour began to spiral into an overwhelming dependence on prescription drugs. On another occasion he flew some friends, in the middle of the night, from Memphis to Denver just so he could satiate a hankering for a local restaurant's Fool's Gold Loaf a giant sandwich made from an entire loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, jam and bacon. This is apparent in the Graceland mansion, with shag carpets, velour upholstery and endless shades of brown. The Stax Museum explores the history of the famous label with exhibits from the original studio and artist memorabilia. In 1965, the Mississippi land was purchased under the name Vernon E. Presley, Elvis' father. After Presleys death in 1977, the plane was grounded for several years. General Dewitt Spain Airport is a nontowered airfield with a scenic Mississippi River approach to Runway 17/35 near a hard-to-miss bend in the waterway. See graceland.com, The Guest House at Graceland opened in late 2016 and is next door to the mansion.