The unsent draft she left that pushed her into public grief

Lisa Marie Presley's unsent draft is leaked at her burial - how did that unfinished book expose her grief and history?

The unsent draft she left that pushed her into public grief

In this episode, we follow the events around Lisa Marie Presley's life, inheritance, music, philanthropy, marriages, and the summer that changed everything; we focus on the unsent manuscript she began and the moment it surfaced, asking how that draft shaped the public story of her grief. What did the draft reveal about her relationship to family, fame, and loss?

Person: Lisa Marie Presley Date: born February 1, 1968 Event: death of Benjamin Storm Keough, July 12, 2020 Location: Calabasas, California Topic: unsent book draft and public grief

- Born into Elvis Presley's life and name, she grew up between Graceland and Los Angeles and inherited a trust paid out on her 25th birthday. - Released three albums (To Whom It May Concern, Now What, Storm and Grace) with songs she largely wrote or co-wrote, building a music career separate from fame. - Became publicly candid about opioid dependence in 2019 and founded the Presley Charitable Foundation after Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. - Had four children (Riley Keough; Benjamin Storm Keough; twins Harper and Finley Lockwood) and four marriages, including to Michael Jackson and Michael Lockwood. - Benjamin was 27 when he died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Calabasas; the summer after his death marks the turning point connected to the unsent manuscript.

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