The King, McQueen and the Love Machine: My Secret Hollywood Life with Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and the Smiling Cobra [Paperback]

Barbara Leigh (Author), Marshall Terrill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2002

Contains 55 pictures! From 1970 to 1972, Barbara Leigh and Elvis Presley embarked on a torrid love affair from the moment they locked eyes. At the time, Leigh was a world-class model and actress whose looks and beauty embodied the naturalistic seventie

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Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris (June 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401038840
• ISBN-13: 978-1401038847
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #523,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( P ) > Presley, Elvis

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King, McQueen and the Love Machine, December 15, 2003

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Joe Esposito (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King, McQueen and the Love Machine (Hardcover)

My name is Joe Esposito. I worked for Elvis for 18 years. We were very close.
I was there the first day Elvis meet Barbara Leigh in Las Vegas.
When her first saw her, he could not take his eye's off of her. Either could I. They just connected. They got to know each other very close.
They had a wonderful relationship for a few years. One of the things I liked about Barbara's book is she was very honest about her life. She had some very hard times in her earlier years.

This is the first time she has really wrote about her relations with her special men.

I think she did a wonderful job writing this book on her life. I know it had to be hard on her. It's not easy writing a book about your life. I know.

I really enjoyed reading it. And I know it is the truth because I was there. I have recomended it to a lot of my friends.

It's a great story.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Remarkable Life!, September 9, 2004

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Ananda Gunasekera (N.S.W. Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King, McQueen and the Love Machine: My Secret Hollywood Life with Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and the Smiling Cobra (Paperback)

"The King, McQueen and the Love Machine" is certainly much more than a catchy title; Barbara Leigh takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the heady 70's as she juggles her relationships with three of Hollywood's most powerful and influential icons while pursuing her carrier as an actress and model.

For those of you who want to sample the `authentic' Hollywood lifestyle of the 70's this book will certainly satisfy your appetite, and yet it offers much more. This is the Barbara Leigh story: - from her difficult childhood through to the privileged lifestyle of a Hollywood starlet, coupled with life's unexpected challenges, Barbara has experienced more than most will ever experience in several life times.

The book is an easy read, reminiscent of a cool summer breeze or a favorite song that takes your mind back to people and events that shaped one's life. Throughout the book some truly beautiful pictures capture the free spirit and southern charm of Ms Leigh that also form an integral part of this autobiography.

We also get a rare chance to observe the `human' side of these legendary icons and how in their own way, coped with the burden of power and fame. It is clear that Barbara's affection for Elvis, Steve McQueen and James Aubrey was sincere and the fact that she did not use these men to advance her own carrier is a true testament to her class and dignity (a rare commodity in this day and age).

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would strongly recommend it to anyone.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Top Auto-Biography, December 20, 2002

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Paul Kyriazi "bondlife" (Los Angeles,, CA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The King, McQueen and the Love Machine: My Secret Hollywood Life with Elvis Presley, Steve McQueen and the Smiling Cobra (Paperback)

I started reading this book to learn about the celebritys Ms. Leigh was meeting and within 50 pages became absorbed in her life and career.

Even though I'm a man, I felt like I was with her all the way as she juggles her career, dating and luxurious lifestyle with the planning of a time management expert. Men and women can learn a lot from how she concentrates and enjoys each situation for the moment. When reality jumps up at one point and responsibility hits her, the drama is intense.

I've read almost every celebrity biography there is and Ms. Leigh's is one of the best. It is a must read for women who want to know how to handle a career and love relationships as well as for men who want to know how to attract and hold a beautiful and exciting woman. Ms. Leigh mentions that even Elvis got into familiar and perdictable routines that weren't as exciting as other opportunitys. So men take note.

The book is also a must for any Elvis or Steve McQueen fan. I've read many books on them and this one sheds new and surprising insight on both men.