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                                              Welcome to the website of the world's foremost
                                              Elvis Presley author, expert and collector...

                                              JIM CURTIN

"T h e   o n l y   r i v a l   t o   t h e   E l v i s   P r e s l e y   e s t a t e  -  G r a c e l a n d"

One of the leading authorities on Elvis Presley and the largest collector of Elvis memorabilia in the world.
Jim Curtin’s knowledge, expertise and devotion to the King makes him a living museum
of the life and legend surrounding Rock-n-Roll’s single and most significant figure.

Jim Curtin was also personal friends with the late and great entertainer from
1970 up until his untimely end in August 1977.
He is the only person in the world to have received one of Elvis' trademark stage jumpsuits
from Elvis himself as a token Elvis' feelings and friendship for Jim back in 1975.
(it was the white nail-studded suit)
To see a pic of the jumpsuit Elvis gave Jim click here:   NAIL SUIT



Jim Curtin also presented Elvis with a beautiful solid brass replica of the famed
Philadelphia Liberty Bell at the December 31, 1976 show in Pittsburgh, PA -
just one short minute before the stroke of midnight and the start of the new year.
To hear an audio clip of this exchange, where Elvis passed on his microphone to Jim, click here:   NEW YEAR's SHOW
To see a photo of Jim at the stage, shaking hands with Elvis only moments after giving him the bell, click here:   JIM-ELVIS

Jim Curtin's contributions to various works on the subject of Elvis Presley are numerous.

HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:

UNSEEN CANDIDS   STARS   STORIES   EARLY FACTS   XMAS

                        UNSEEN ELVIS               CANDIDS OF THE KING                   ELVIS & THE STARS                  UNKNOWN STORIES                   THE EARLY YEARS                 CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS


ULTIMATE 50s
"ULTIMATE ELVIS - The 50s"
Coming in January 2001
To order Jim's book from amazon.com click the logo:  AMAZON.COM
To order an autographed book directly from Jim  Click here to Email

Jim's books can be found in the collections of many celebrities including:
President Bill Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter, Tom Jones, Jay Leno,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Ann-Margret & Roger Smith, Brenda Lee, Mary Ann Mobley,
Deborah Walley, William Schallert, Gary Lockwood, Will Hutchins, among others.

Jim Curtin has created, written, produced and contributed to various publications
which now credits him with over 20 major projects.
He produced eleven calendars for companies such as Hallmark, Landmark, Portal, Sterling etc.
Here are just a few:

50s   50s II   GUITARMAN   90s   1991
1991   DESK   1988

Jim is also the creator, executive consultant and contributor to the
Charlton Corp./MLS Publications Collector series magazines:

EE SPRING   EE SUMMER   EE FALL   EE WINTER

                        Spring 1987               Summer 1987             Fall 1987              Winter 1987

                      Jim Curtin has appeared, because of his expertise on various national
                      television shows and in print media including 5 appearances on:


                                      "EVENING MAGAZINE"                "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT"
                                          Ray Murray and Nancy Glass (1988)               Mary Hart and John Tesh (1993)

                                            "EXTRA"                            "GOOD DAY PHILADELPHIA"
                                              Maureen O'Boyle (1998)                                 Grover Silcox (1998)

Additionally, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Hard Copy, Geraldo Rivera,
and Sally Jesse Rafael have all requested his appearance for national television
on the subject of Elvis and for his personal collection.

Jim Curtin has also served as a consultant and provided photographs for:

COUNTRY WEEKLY     STAR     PARIS MATCH     SMOKE

                                                AUGUST 1996                      JULY 15, 1997                              AUGUST 1997                       WINTER 1998

 "NATIONAL ENQUIRER" (Aug.4, 1998)
"YOU MAGAZINE" (Aug 1992 )
"PEOPLE MAGAZINE"- photo layout of Jim's photos and front cover     (Aug.1997)

Jim Curtin has been contacted by:
PEOPLE MAGAZINE, LIFE MAGAZINE, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, US MAGAZINE, TIME-LIFE MUSIC a division of TIME-LIFE BOOKS, TEEN BEAT MAGAZINE, LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE, THE EXAMINER,
THE GLOBE, SPIN MAGAZINE, among many others because of his expertise on the King.

Overseas, Jim is also widely known and respected.
His collection and knowledge are called upon often by some of the most prestigious and well known companies in Europe.

 The STAR MAGAZINE purchased one of Elvis’ guitars from Jim Curtin to use as the grand prize
for a 20th Anniversary contest held in their July 15,1997 issue.

                                       The famous Parisian magazine, PARIS MATCH, made special trips to the
                                 US where they met with Jim and used 50 of his rare photos in their
                                tribute to Elvis - August 1997 issue.
                                   They wanted something ‘different and rare on Elvis’ and called upon
                                     Jim and expertise.
 

                                       

                               Jim also produced a color POSTER of Elvis for Portal Publications, Ltd., in 1989.
                            This poster featured Elvis wearing a two-piece burgundy suit from the
                        1968 Comeback Special.
                         It was made in two different sizes, a giant  24” x 6’ and a smaller 24” x 28”
                  both were sold in the Sam Goody store chain, nationwide.

To see the poster click here: POSTER

                                       

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