Singer-songwriter, only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley, and sole heir to her father’s estate, Lisa Marie Presley has passed away at age 54.
Priscilla Presley confirmed her daughter’s death in a statement to the press on Thursday,
“Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie,” the statement read. “They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.”
TMZ first reported that Lisa Marie was found unresponsive in her Calabasas home on Thursday morning. She was discovered by her housekeeper in her bedroom. Shortly thereafter, her ex-husband Danny Keough, with whom she shares her home, administered CPR until paramedics arrived.
It was reported that paramedics were able to regain a pulse before she was transported to the hospital, however within hours news of her passing was shared.
Lisa Marie was born on February 1, 1968, to Elvis and Priscilla Presley in Memphis, Tennessee, nine months to the day after her parents’ wedding. Elvis and Priscilla divorced in 1973 and Lisa Marie then moved with her mother to Los Angeles while still visiting her father frequently at Graceland back in Memphis.
Elvis died of cardiac arrhythmia in 1977 at the age of 42. A toxicology report released weeks after his death showed various prescription drugs in his blood. Lisa Marie was just 9 years old at the time and she inherited his estate along with her grandfather, Vernon Presley, and her great-grandmother, Minnie Mae Hood Presley. After her grandparents passed away, she inherited Graceland and became the sole heir to the Presley estate which had grown to an estimated $100 million.
In 2003, Lisa Marie released her debut album, To Whom It May Concern which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold in June 2003. After the success of her debut album, she went on to release Now What in 2005 and Storm & Grace in 2012.
Lisa Marie married Chicago-born musician Danny Keough on October 3, 1988. They had two children: a daughter, Riley Keough, who is an actress and model, and a son, Benjamin Storm Keough. After 6 years of marriage, the couple divorced in 1994. Lisa Marie then married singer Michael Jackson just twenty days after her divorce from Keough.
Lisa Marie’s third marriage was to actor Nicolas Cage and lasted for 2 years.
Michael Lockwood, her guitarist, music producer and director was her 4th husband and father of her twin daughters. The two were married for 10 years before filing for divorce. Lisa Marie maintained a very close relationship with her first husband and he was even best man at her wedding to Lockwood.
Tragedy struck Lisa Marie in 2020 when her son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide at age 27. She shared her grief with the world when she penned an essay that was shared by People.
Her last public appearance was at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, which she attended with her mother. Lisa Marie joined Austin Butler during a red-carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight and gushed about him prior to the Golden Globe Awards ceremony:
Austin Butler, who won a Golden Globe on Tuesday for portraying Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic, Elvis thanked Lisa Marie and her mother Priscilla in his acceptance speech saying,
“Thank you guys, thank you for opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me. Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever.”
Video of the speech has now gone viral on Twitter:
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Condolences Flood In
As soon as Priscilla made the announcement of her passing, many took to social media to pay their respects:
She is survived by her three children, actor Riley Keough and twin daughters Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood, along with her mother.
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