Singer Lisa Marie Presley was the only daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
From 1968-2023
***Latest News: Lisa Marie Presley’s Autobiography Unveils Her Life After Death
Lisa Marie Presley posthumous book, From Here to the Great Unknown, is available in stores. Presley had been working on her biography before her untimely death over a year ago, so her daughter Riley Keough finished it for her. “I’m so excited to share my mom now, at her most vulnerable and honest,” Keough, 35, said in a January statement about the project.
The book, excerpted by People magazine, explores Presley’s struggles with drug addiction, parenting, and recollections of her father, Elvis Presley. Lisa Marie mentioned in her memoir that she was constantly scared about her father’s death. Sometimes I’d see him, and he’d be out of it. Sometimes I found him passed out. “I created a poem with the sentence, ‘I pray my papa doesn’t die.
The biography explores her youth in the limelight, marriages to **Michael Jackson and **Nicolas Cage, and connection with her parents, **Elvis and **Priscilla Presley.
Lisa Marie had contacted Keough about working on the biography before her untimely death at 54 from a bowel blockage. According to Random House, the book is primarily in Presley’s words, “with Riley filling in the blanks from her own memory and those closest to her mother.” Keough narrated the memoir’s audio version, which contains fragments from cassettes Lisa Marie made.
Who Was Lisa Marie Presley?
Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, was Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley’s only daughter. Her life was marred by tragedy from a young age. Lisa Marie, who was 9 years old when her father died, dropped out of high school and started taking drugs. Presley eventually turned to music for relief, releasing three albums beginning with To Whom It May Concern in 2003. She was married four times, including short marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage, and has four children, including actor Riley Keough. Presley died in January 2023 of a bowel blockage at the age of 54.
Facts
| Attribute | Details |
| Full Name | Lisa Marie Presley |
| Born | 1-Feb-68 |
| Died | 12-Jan-23 |
| Birthplace | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Spouses | Danny Keough (1988-1994), Michael Jackson (1994-1996), Nicolas Cage (2002-2004), Michael Lockwood (2006-2021) |
| Children | Benjamin, Riley Keough, Harper, and Finley |
| Astrological Sign | ***Aquarius |
Lisa Marie Presley was born on February 1, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Elvis and Priscilla Presley. She lived up on her father’s Graceland home until the age of four, when her parents split. Presley then relocated with her mother to Los Angeles. Despite her parents’ separation, she continued to visit both, dividing her time between Los Angeles and Memphis.
When Presley was nine years old, her father died of an apparent heart failure caused by prescription drug misuse. She became the only heir to his inheritance, but she couldn’t legally receive it until she was in her twenties.
As a junior in high school, Presley dropped out and started taking illicit narcotics. At the age of 17, Presley was transferred to Scientology’s Celebrity Center for rehabilitation.
Relationships
Presley was married four times in her life.
**Danny Keough
**Michael Jackson
**Nicolas Cage
While in treatment, Presley met rock ‘n’ roll musician Danny Keough. Presley and Keough were married on October 3, 1988. Presley and Keough had two children, Danielle Riley and Benjamin, but their marriage ended in 1994 after six years.
Lisa Marie Presley married Michael Jackson only 20 days after her divorce from Keough was completed, and he allegedly proposed over the phone after just four months of dating. Their romance was brief, however, and Presley filed for divorce from Jackson in January 1996.
She met Nicolas Cage in 2000, when she was engaged to musician John Oszajca. She quickly called off her engagement to Oszajca to date Cage. The pair married in Hawaii on August 10, 2002, but divorced just 108 days later.
On January 22, 2006, Presley married for the fourth time, to Michael Lockwood, a musician, producer, and director. In October 2008, the couple welcomed twins Harper and Finley. Despite her longest marriage, Presley eventually filed for divorce in 2016. It was concluded in 2021, after a protracted custody fight.
Children
Lisa Marie Presley has four children: Danielle Riley and Benjamin with husband Danny Keough, and twins Harper and Finley with husband Michael Lockwood.
Danielle Riley Keough, most often known by her stage name Riley Keough, was born in May 1989. Riley, a former model, has established a successful acting career. She has featured in many films and television programs, including Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Logan Lucky (2017), The Girlfriend Experience, and Daisy Jones & The Six (2023).
Benjamin Keough, Presley’s second child, was born in October 1992. Benjamin, like his parents, sought a musical career but never published an album. In July 2020, Benjamin, 27, committed suicide. “My and my three daughters’ lives as we knew it were completely detonated and destroyed by his death,” Presley wrote in an article on sorrow in August 2022.
Harper and Finley Lockwood are fraternal twins born in October 2008. During Presley’s custody dispute with Michael Lockwood, Harper and Finley were placed in protective care with their grandmother, Priscilla Presley.
Music Career
Lisa Marie Presley was pursuing a singing career while raising her family. In 1992, she recorded her first demo. However, she turned down the subsequent record contract offer.
On April 8, 2003, Presley released her debut album, To Whom It May Concern. The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 list and was certified gold in June 2003. Presley’s second album, Now What, was released on April 5, 2005, and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200. The album was declared gold in November 2005.
In 2007, Presley recorded the posthumous duet “In the Ghetto” with her father. The video for the song debuted at No. 1 on iTunes and No. 16 on the Billboard singles list, with all earnings benefiting a Scientology charity. Her third album, Storm and Grace, was out in 2012.
In addition to her singing career, Presley was a co-trustee of the Elvis Presley Estate, with her mother, Priscilla, and the National Bank of Commerce. She stayed involved with Scientology via her mother, the Apple School, and the Celebrity Center rehabilitation center.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Presley battled with sobriety at several stages in her life. During her divorce proceedings with Lockwood in 2017, Presley confessed in a deposition that she misused opiates, cocaine, pills, and alcohol and had been rehab multiple times.
In the preface to the 2019 book The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain, Presley claimed that she got addicted to opioids when her doctor prescribed them after the birth of her children Harper and Finley. She said that she was “grateful to be alive today” and thanked her four children for encouraging her to remain clean.
Although Presley kept her fight relatively secret, Lockwood voiced anxiety during their divorce that she may relapse when her son Benjamin died in 2020.
Lisa Marie Presley Net Worth
Surprisingly, Presley’s net worth was projected to be –***$10 million at the time of her death by Celebrity Net Worth.
When Elvis died, she became the only heir to his inheritance, which she legally received on her 25th birthday. However, in December 2004, she agreed to sell 85 percent of Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. to billionaire Robert F.X. Sillerman, founder of SFX Entertainment, for around **$100 million. She allegedly got **$53 million in cash as part of the accord and was freed of $25 million in estate obligations.
Eventually, her net worth fell. During a 2018 court hearing in connection with her divorce from Lockwood, Presley claimed she owed more than $16 million in debt, which included income taxes, credit card debts, and a defaulted mortgage.
Final Days and Death
Lisa Marie Presley attends the 2023 Golden Globe Awards on January 10. Presley died two days after the tragedy.
Presley’s most recent major public appearance was on January 10, 2023, at the Golden Globe Awards to support actor Austin Butler, who portrayed her father in the movie Elvis. She looked to have difficulty going down stairs and speaking during an interview with Extra reporter Billy Bush, raising worries about her health.
Presley died just two days later, on January 12, 2023, at the age of 54, in California. According to early accounts, she experienced a heart attack. An autopsy report subsequently revealed that a tiny intestinal blockage caused her cardiac arrest. Scar tissue formed years after Presley’s bariatric surgery, causing the blockage.
She was interred at Graceland, and her memorial ceremony was conducted on January 22, 2023. Over 1,000 people gathered on the front lawn to mourn her, and The Smashing Pumpkins’ lead vocalist Barry Corgan, Alanis Morissette, and Axl Rose all performed at the memorial.
Estate Controversy
Shortly after Lisa Marie’s death in January 2023, her mother, Priscilla, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court disputing the legitimacy of her daughter’s will, causing a momentary schism among the Presley family.
A 2016 will revision named Lisa Marie’s children Riley and Benjamin Keough as co-trustees of the Promenade Trust, replacing Priscilla and her old business partner, Barry Siegel. Priscilla claimed the modification was not properly witnessed or notarized, had an uncommon signature from Lisa Marie, and she did not get the requisite notification of the change.
The trust held ownership of Graceland and a 15% share in Elvis Presley Enterprises. According to The Los Angeles Times, Lisa Marie possessed the Graceland estate, outfits, automobiles, trophies, and other items formerly owned by her father, Elvis.
In May 2023, news surfaced that Priscilla and Riley Keough had struck a settlement deal in their disagreement. A court accepted the deal in early August, and financial details were settled in October. Keough was ultimately designated Promenade’s only trustee, while Presley became the trust’s “special advisor” for $100,000 per year. She also won a $1 million settlement and will be buried at Graceland.
