Hollywood golden age actress Jan Shepard, who appeared opposite Elvis Presley in multiple films, has died at the age of 96.
Shepard died January 17 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California as result of pneumonia linked to respiratory failure, an obituary on Legacy.com read.
Shepard worked opposite Presley, who died in 1977, in movies including 1958’s King Creole and 1966’s Paradise, Hawaiian Style.
In addition to her efforts in films – which also included 1959’s Attack of the Giant Leeches, 1962’s Third of a Man and 1966’s The Doomsday Flight – Shepard had made appearances on more than 30 TV Western programs.
Shepard was born on March 19, 1928 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania with the name Josephine Angela Sorbello.
After an active high school career in which she was valedictorian, actress, cheerleader and band member, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1950.
Hollywood golden age actress Jan Shepard, who appeared opposite Elvis Presley in multiple films, has died at the age of 96. Pictured in 1963
Elvis Presley with (clockwise from L): Dolores Hart, Jan Shepard, Liliane Montevecchi and Carolyn Jones in King Creole
Shepard died January 17 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California as result of pneumonia linked to respiratory failure. Pictured in LA in 2012
She sharpened her stage skills with the Ben Bard Players theater group and in productions at the at the Pasadena Playhouse, Deadline reported.
Her husband of more than 65 years, actor Ray Boyle (Wyatt Earp), died in 2022 at 98.
Shepard is survived by son Brandon Boyle.
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