Elvis And The USS Arizona
Elvis And The USS Arizona - TV Showtimes
Saturday, April 26
4:30pm
Elvis And The USS Arizona
SBS
Elvis And The USS Arizona
SBS, 4:30pm, Sat, 26 Apr 2025, 60 minutes
REPEAT
Elvis And The USS Arizona tells the surprising story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbour. In the late 1950s, the USS Arizona Memorial Commission was struggling to raise money for a permanent memorial to honor the 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives aboard the battleship on December 7, 1941. After a successful fundraising push, momentum had slowed, and though construction on the approved design was underway, only half of the necessary funds had been raised. Recently honorably discharged from the U.S. Army and headed to Hawaii to begin filming Blue Hawaii, Elvis was presented by his manager to the idea of a benefit concert to support the memorial fund. He agreed without hesitation and on March 25, 1961, performed to a sold-out crowd at the Bloch arena on the naval base. Elvis’ concert would draw public attention to the plight and help galvanize efforts to finish the USS Arizona Memorial as it still stands today.
United States, English, Documentary, History
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Elvis And The USS Arizona
SBS HD
Elvis And The USS Arizona
SBS HD, 4:30pm, Sat, 26 Apr 2025, 60 minutes
REPEAT
Elvis And The USS Arizona tells the surprising story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbour. In the late 1950s, the USS Arizona Memorial Commission was struggling to raise money for a permanent memorial to honor the 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives aboard the battleship on December 7, 1941. After a successful fundraising push, momentum had slowed, and though construction on the approved design was underway, only half of the necessary funds had been raised. Recently honorably discharged from the U.S. Army and headed to Hawaii to begin filming Blue Hawaii, Elvis was presented by his manager to the idea of a benefit concert to support the memorial fund. He agreed without hesitation and on March 25, 1961, performed to a sold-out crowd at the Bloch arena on the naval base. Elvis’ concert would draw public attention to the plight and help galvanize efforts to finish the USS Arizona Memorial as it still stands today.
United States, English, Documentary, History
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