Screenwriter Allan Weiss, in his 2004 book "Elvis Presley: The Man. The Life. The Legend", in a specific reference to his being there with producer Hal Wallis on the day Elvis did his first screen test for Paramount, and as published on his obituary by The Hollywood Reporter on 3/27/2017
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No one had any expectations, he being was such a strange, quiet fellow — so completely foreign, but he sang and read a scene from The Rainmaker and answered questions asked from off-screen — and it was phenomenal. It was amazing to be there, one of those life-changing experiences."

— Screenwriter

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About Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.