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David Beckwith Dies: Longtime Publicist For Elvis Presley’s Graceland Was 67


David Beckwith, the longtime publicist of Elvis Presley’s Graceland, died January 19 in Phoenix after a hip replacement surgery followed by sepsis. He was 67. His friend, publicist Lynn Weiss…

In 1982, Beckwith was chosen to open Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis as a public museum. He also represented Wolfgang Puck and Spago for many years, including the Academy’s Governors Dinner, along with repping Freddie Gershon and Music Theater International. He was a champion of the LGBTQ+ community, serving on the local and national boards of the Human Rights Campaign and being instrumental in creating the Outfest film festival in Los Angeles.

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