Vintage Photos of the Most Iconic ’70s Couples

They met in 1959 when Priscilla was just 14 and Elvis was stationed in Germany—already a star, already complicated. By the early ’70s, they were living in the shadow of Graceland, Vegas residencies, pills, and Elvis’s shrinking world, while Priscilla searched for her own identity.

The marriage quietly unraveled in 1973. Priscilla left, later finding independence through acting (Dallas) and business ventures. Elvis never really recovered emotionally, and their split marked the end of his domestic fantasy—even as his legend kept growing.