I thought he was. I never was crazy over him like some girls. I was 17 when he died. I was more into guys like Peter Frampton. ;-)

I grew up watching his movies and I always thought he was. He died several years before I was born though.

I never liked him much, I was a teen during his popular era.

I loved the young Elvis and I thought he was beautiful. To me, as he aged he lost his tender look and became hardened in his looks and actions. Another case of too much, too soon.

Looking at all the pictures and videos, even from the "old and fat" years, he seems to be nice looking. I've always thought the daughter was nice looking too. I could understand not swooning--I personally don't get the swoons over Brad Pitt, whom I think is nice enough looking but no stunner--but if you're looking at classic markers of beauty, Elvis seems closer to the ideal than Brad.

Saying "ugly" says more about the speaker than the depicted people (one assumes she's acquainted with neither Presley). Perhaps there's a look of a mean old man who scared her as a child, or love for Elvis gushed by her mother but not given to her, or maybe she just thinks that a bump on the nose is the ugliest thing ever.

His face (looking good, I'd say) will be on a postage stamp to be issued this month.

My eight year old son died the same day as Elvis. This is a difficult time of year for me.

He was good looking, and had an amazing tan, perhaps sprayed on??? I remember reading that he was nice and polite. However, it was a shame that he became addicted and lost touch with the real world. I am sure it is not easy being so popular that you cannot lead a normal life.

I'm so sorry, Carol. I know how it can hang over you as it approaches.

I would say that Elvis and Lisa would be considered attractive to most people. Although he wasn't very attractive in his later years and Lisa Marie is also not looking too great these days either with too much plastic surgery even as young as she is, you can tell she's following in her Mom's footsteps with all the plastic surgery. I can only imagine the pressure to try and keep looking young in Hollywood. There are some actors and celebrities that are considered attractive by most that I would not consider attractive at all. Different people have different taste. I find myself to be kind of attracted to quirky odd guys sometimes that really wouldn't be considered all that attractive to some. Personality attracts me way more than looks.

Unfortunately none of us will keep our beauty forever unless we die young...HA!

I wasn't an Elvis fan, I was much too young when he was popular. I was all into the 80's rock stars like David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. Now those two guys have not aged very well! HAHA!

I thought he was very good looking in his younger days. Not so much after he gained weight and looked bloated.

Oh Carol, what a sad reminder. Sending you a gentle hug.

Good looking is in the eye of the beholder. Elvis was considered a handsome man in his time. I do think he was good looking. I was around six when he came on the scene. I don't find the pretty boys that people find good looking today to be all that attractive. Never did, even as a child. I prefer faces to have character. Elvis had that. He had the "it" factor.

I think he was good looking too and there will never be another voice like his. Most people aren't as attractive as they get older, gain weight, etc.

I think in the old movies he looks very handsome, indeed. It was his eyes that were so mesmerizing; well, and I guess the smile.

I grew up in Memphis. He was a "greaser'.

I remember him on the Ed Sullivan Show the first time... His music changed music at the time... Good looking? I never thought about it, but he did some wonderful things behind the scenes - remember him giving away those pink Cadillac convertibles? Ugly is a word my grandson is not allowed to use - like "hate" and "dumb"...

A great looking, talented man who had it all. Perhaps having it all isn't all that it's cracked up to be. I am sorry that his life ended so soon.

Personalities and talents appeal to me more than looks. Thus, I am an Elvis fan too but more of his voice & music than his looks. What impressed me was that he could sing a variety of music and made it all sound good.

The day he died was the same day as of my mom's birthday. We'll be celebrating her 88th birthday this coming Sunday, the 16th, and at the same time will be watching Elvis' movie telethon.

"He was already an old man and fat by my reasoning at that time."

Wasn't he only around 40 or something when he died? middle aged yes, but an "old man"? I think young elvis was very attractive with a certain charisma. He seemed to do alright with the ladies anyway. e.g. Anne Margaret who was considered a siren in those days I think. But he did a lot of pills which probably didn't help him age well. I do think Lisa Marie looks a lot like him (or at least she did when I last saw a pic), I don't think she's supermodel pretty but i wouldn't have called her ugly.

sounds like this person really didn't like Elvis or anyone who even reminds them of him!

Yes. And his music is still a favorite playlist on my iPod and other devices! I'm 71 so he was popular in my teen years. Never cared for his movies and haven't even seen many of them, but I think his singing voice is superb.

Elvis was a VERY handsome man, and Lisa Marie is very pretty. He was close to my age. I liked him more when I got older.

my dad passed the same day, so not a happy day for our family. and yes, he was getting heavy from drugs. have you ever seen the list? at least 8-10 script from a very stupid and money hungry dr...but still my dad and I caught one of his shows in vegas (where my parents lived) and it was a very magical "date"...as for looks? his dd does resemble him more than her mom...

Funny this post about Elvis popped up. Our church had a basement sale. Someone brought a head of Elvis. A lady picked it up and broke out laughing. She said she worked with a lady that loves him. She bought it for a buck! She is giving it to her for Christmas. I asked her if should thought she could wait till Christmas? She said , maybe not. Someone is going to have some fun!,, By the way, we made over $1,300.00 for the church.

Canol and Susan, I'm sorry both of you have such tragic connections to that day.

Like I said above, I was eight when he died. He was an old man to me at that time. I've never been a fan of sideburns. Now that I'm older than he was, I don't think of 42 as being that old. It's just a matter of perspective that has changed with time. I always did love his music. I've been to Graceland which was interesting.

I do think the idea of attractiveness has changed over time. People used to have more distinctive looks. Now actors and actresses have started looking alike.

I think he was a good looking young man. He certainly had a lot of sex appeal for women of his time. I saw him in concert once and I was not a big fan....just wanted to see him because of who he was....but I have never felt the electricity or maybe the word is excitement that was in the air as he came out on stage. I have seen other celebrities and I have never experienced anything like that before. My nephew, who I grew up with, and also happened to be from Tennessee, resembled him a lot. It was always fun to hang out with him.

Susie, funny you should mention the 'head' at your church sale.

We have a friend (fortunately with a very good voice) who will not unexpectedly haul out his guitar and entertain with every song Elvis ever sang. We tease him a lot, he still does it (a grandfather now), beginning with his own wedding reception many years back - he joined the band onstage and sang. Several years ago someone gave him a free standing fully life-sized cut-out of Elvis. It's in their family room - his wife, more generous than me it seems, doesn't mind decorating or cleaning around it. They had a house fire with some extensive smoke damage a few years back and Elvis is one of their things they had restored - he's back in the family room.

Elvis was enough years older than me that I didn't quite get in on his early years, and media being what it was then, we didn't have the same exposure as children. Mom pretty much ruled the type of music in the house (and car). I did see some of his movies, and later had his records - and thought he was very good looking, the younger set today would say Hot, I'm sure ;)

I remember back in the sixties or seventies, taking my mother to one of his movies and I can't remember the name of it but my mother was "smitten" . First time she had been to one of his movies and most likely had never paid any attention to his songs......until then! :). Love his gospel singing!

He was definitely handsome in a "country-boy' way when he was younger. Black hair and those blue eyes! Too bad his fame and money changed him into a fat , drug addicted has-been at the end. I remember how I learned he had died. My boyfriend (now husband) had a new car and was driving me home from work when the announcement came over the radio.

He was very handsome, and I loved his voice. Love me Tender was the first 45 I ever bought.

His hair was naturally a light brown/blond which he dyed black. Don't matter, no how, I was in love with him, loved his music, also hated his movies (the exception being BLUE HAWAII) which I watched over 'n over. Drove my mother crazy I'm sure, lol.

I think he was gorgeous as a young man. I don't think his looks translated well to his daughter, though.

He was sooo handsome when he was young! I saw him live onstage in Waco, Texas, before he went into the army. I was in the second row with a bunch of girlfriends. We screamed like idiots! It was a great show!

He was very handsome, IMO, but I have never been attracted to the cutsie-faced type. I like my men a bit rough around the edges. ;)

You had to do that, eh! Look at those pouty lips, that soulful gaze....ohhhhhh you got my blood pressure up with that post lindsay_ca.

I think the young Elvis was quite attractive. I think Lisa Marie is pretty too.

Older Elvis had those sideburns. I never liked those.

I think the early Elvis was beautiful ... not in a feminine way, but simply beautiful. His voice was wonderful; my favorites are his gospel songs. It's sad that he got so involved in excesses and killed himself early.

I have little opinion on Elvis, except that he was one of a kind. Everyone had those awful side burns, afros, and bell bottoms! He was still nice looking.

I think Lisa Marie is the perfect combination of both of her nice looking parents.