Diego Rivera shown with wife, Frida Kahlo. Frida's mother called them "the Elephant and the Dove."
Elvis Presley at his shiniest
What did Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and rock sensation Elvis Presley have in common?
They both had twin brothers who died.
Diego Rivera and his twin brother Carlos were born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajato, Mexico. Carlos, however, died eighteen months later.
"The Flower Carrier" by Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
On January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, Gladys Presley gave birth to identical twin boys. The first one, Jesse Garon Presley, was stillborn. Thirty-five minutes later, Elvis Aaron (Aron) Presley entered this world. Gladys told Elvis that, as the surviving twin, he had been destined for great things.
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