Linda Thompson

Born in 1950; Linda Thompson is an American lyricist and actress. In 1972 she became Miss Tennessee USA, from 1977 to 1990 she was a member of the cast of the television show “Hee Haw”, and for nearly five years she was Elvis Presley’s partner. With the producer David Foster she also wrote “Aren’t They All Our Children”, for which the two won an Emmy in 2002; her memoir “A Little Thing Called Life” was published in 2016. On a gala recording by Doc Heilein and Friends, Eva Schäfer sings “I Have Nothing” from the film “The Bodyguard”, for which she wrote the lyrics and David Foster the music; the song was nominated for an Academy Award in 1993.