(106) ACTOR JOHN ASHLEY : ANOTHER PARTY INTIMATE

John Ashley, the actor, was also a great friend of Elvis' and me and the guys in the early 1960's. He had a zany cut-up personality and liked to pull pranks so he fit right in. John, Elvis, Nick Adams, and Bill Murphy and I played a lot of home pool tournaments together. John was married to actress Deborah Wally at the time who had been "the next Gidget." Like Frankie Avalon, he was in a lot of beach party type movies in his early career. John didn't seem to mind that he wasn't The Next James Dean, and made a good living acting in "B" pictures. He also financed some films.

The connections between us all continued for years. John eventually took five of my songs for the successful television series he performed in, "Straight Away."

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