Australian Encounters
Season 1, Episode 9: Lionel Rose and Elvis Presley 1968
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Twenty-year-old boxer Lionel Rose was in Los Angeles to defend his world bantamweight title. When he received the message that Elvis wanted to meet him, he jumped under the shower and drove straight to the MGM lot.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Bob Hawke and Frank Sinatra 1974
Episode 2
Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919
Episode 3
Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914
Episode 4
Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902
Episode 5
Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937
Episode 6
Rupert Murdoch and Kamahl 1958
Episode 7
George Johnston and Leonard Cohen 1960
Episode 8
Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence 1987
Episode 9
Lionel Rose and Elvis Presley 1968
Episode 10
Edward Kelly and Redmond Barry 1880