Elvis & Me
by Michael B. Druxman on 02/17/11
February 18, 2011
I found something very interesting yesterday on You Tube.
I came across a short (2+ minute) film, entitled Elvis in Seattle, which is about Elvis Presley's 1963 movie, IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, which was shot in my home town in 1962.
I was between my junior and senior years at the University of Washington when that film was made, and on one particular summer day, I worked as an extra...my first "professional" show biz job. I got $10 and a box lunch.
You can read all about that experience in my memoir, MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE.
In any event, you can see me very clearly (and briefly) in this You Tube short. About halfway through, there is a close shot of a little boy (Kurt Russell), and I walk right behind him. I'm 21-years-old there, no beard, I have a full head of hair and I'm wearing a dark jacket.
You can click on the above link to see my debut, or if that doesn't work, paste the following into your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zWYwlRI70c
You have a creative weekend, and I'll be back with you on Monday.
Michael
