Shirley MacLaine gave Elvis Presley advice as a young actor: 'He didn't know how to behave'

Shirley MacLaine shared clip connected the metallic surface alongside dozens of starring actors.

In MacLaine's caller memoir, "The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime," the Academy award-winning actress wrote astir 1 rising prima needing a small pep speech portion connected set.

MacLaine, 90, began successful the amusement manufacture arsenic a declaration subordinate astatine Paramount, which is wherever she connected with Elvis Presley, who had besides conscionable embarked connected his ain acting career.

"His dressing country was 2 doors down, and helium didn't cognize however to behave arsenic helium needed to connected the set," MacLaine wrote, per People magazine.

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Shirley MacLaine met Elvis Presley erstwhile they were moving unneurotic connected the Paramount batch successful the '50s. (Getty Images)

"I conscionable told him to beryllium bully to radical and kind, due to the fact that helium was a immense prima then." 

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She added, "But we didn't bent out, I didn't cognize him that well."

"I conscionable told him to beryllium bully to radical and kind, due to the fact that helium was a immense prima then." 

MacLaine was a declaration subordinate with Paramount successful her aboriginal acting days. (Getty Images)

MacLaine besides revealed that Morgan Freeman wasn't excessively funny successful her charm, either.

"I propositioned him, and helium turned maine down," she wrote. When asked for much details, MacLaine said, "Oh, I truly liked him close away. I thought his acting was brilliant. I hardly said anything, and helium conscionable shook his head. Isn't that interesting?"

MacLaine, who had an unfastened matrimony with her hubby of 28 years, Steve Parker, claimed that she had affairs with each of her starring men but 2 — Jack Nicholson and Jack Lemmon.

Though MacLaine and Nicholson played emotion interests successful James L. Brooks' 1983 movie "Terms of Endearment," the Emmy Award victor explained wherefore their real-life narration remained platonic.

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"He conscionable made maine laughter each the time. He was 1 of my favourite people," she said. "I don't deliberation helium would've been my benignant to person an matter with anyway. I would laughter excessively much."

Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine some earned Oscars for their roles successful "Terms of Endearment." (Fotos International/Getty Images)

In the movie, MacLaine starred arsenic widow Aurora Greenway, who embarks connected a romance with her next-door neighbor, promiscuous retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove (Nicholson).

Nicholson won the best supporting histrion Academy Award for his show successful the film, portion MacLaine yet took location her archetypal champion histrion Oscar for her portrayal of Aurora aft 4 erstwhile nominations.

"He conscionable made maine laughter each the time. He was 1 of my favourite people."

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During her acceptance speech, MacLaine noted that she had been looking guardant to moving with Nicholson, and said, "to person him successful furniture was specified middle-aged joy."

MacLaine aboriginal joked that she recovered "middle-aged joy" being successful furniture with Nicholson. (Getty Images)

MacLaine besides wrote astir introducing Elizabeth Taylor to her 3rd husband, Mike Todd, a shaper for "Around the World successful 80 Days" successful which MacLaine starred.

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"I suspected they would get along," she told People. "I asked 1 of them to travel to wherever I was truthful they could conscionable ... and determination was attraction close away."

Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report.