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Jan Shepard dead at 96: Hollywood golden age actress who starred opposite Elvis Presley in King Creole


Shepard died January 17 at a Burbank, California hospital as result of pneumonia linked to respiratory failure, an obituary on Legacy.com read.

Hollywood golden age actress Jan Shepard, who appeared opposite Elvis Presley in multiple films, has died at the age of 96. Shepard worked opposite Presley, who died in 1977 in movies including 1958's King Creole and 1966's Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Elvis Presley with (clockwise from L): Dolores Hart, Jan Shepard, Liliane Montevecchi and Carolyn Jones in King Creole

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