Linda Thompson is an American songwriter, former actress, and beauty pageant winner.
Thompson commenced her acting career on the American television variety show Hee Haw as a “Hee Haw Honey”.
Before marrying Olympic decathlon champion Caitlyn Jenner (then known as Bruce), and then music producer David Foster, she was the girlfriend of Elvis Presley.
In 2016, HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books published Thompson’s memoir, A Little Thing Called Life, which featured on The New York Times Best Seller list.
How long did Linda Thompson date Elvis?
Linda Thompson and Elvis dated for four years.
In the summer of 1972, George Klein introduced 22-year-old Linda Thompson to Elvis at the Memphian Theater.
She subsequently became his girlfriend and primary caregiver for the next four years.
However, Linda and Elvis separated in 1976.
Following their split, Linda and Elvis remained good friends until Presley’s death on August 16, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42.
What did Elvis call Linda?
Elvis used to call Linda “Mommy”.