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Filming of the main scenes for It Happened at the World's Fair began on September 5 near the monorail station at the Seattle fairgrounds. A very young Kurt Russell also appeared in the scene.
Related events
- Elvis Presley moved up to number eight on the US singles chart with “She's Not You”.
- Elvis Presley's tenth feature film, "Kid Galahad", premiered in US cinemas. Elvis played an amateur boxer in the film. Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman, and Charles Bronson also appeared in the film.
- Elvis Presley's single “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” reached No. 55 in the United States.
- The film It Happened at the World's Fair starring Elvis Presley was released.
- Production began in Seattle, Washington, on the film It Happened at the World's Fair. Elvis Presley arrived in Seattle for location filming and stayed in a suite on the 14th floor of the Doric New Washington Hotel.
- Elvis Presley took part in filming the movie "It Happened at the World's Fair" in Seattle. MGM closed part of the World's Fair grounds to the public for filming, and after word spread that Elvis would be there, hundreds of fans and curious onlookers gathered around the closed area.
- Elvis Presley released the single "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister". The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart and spent four weeks at No. 1 in the U.K.
- Elvis Presley began a three-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with “Something For Everybody”, his sixth US No. 1 album.
- Elvis Presley reached No. 1 on the US album chart with his album “Something For Everybody”.