Priscilla Presley tells PEOPLE Elvis' manager Colonel Tom Parker "talked him out of" taking the role Elvis Presley almost starred in 1976's A Star Is Born. Barbra Streisand initially had the King of Rock 'n' Roll in mind to play her onscreen love interest in the film,

Priscilla, who married Elvis in 1967 and remained close with him after their divorce in 1973 until his unexpected death at 42 in 1977, identified the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born as a project that the King of Rock and Roll viewed as a missed opportunity. The movie ultimately starred Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

Elvis Presley is one of the most memorable talents of the 21st century, and nearly everyone is familiar with at least part of his life story or his movies and music. But there is one aspect of his life that hasn't been explored as much,