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Marshall, Gladys Boggs, 1896-1978
Poet Gladys Boggs Marshall (1896-1978) was born in Victor, Colorado on December 15, 1896, and came to Las Vegas in 1910. She graduated from Las Vegas High School and married Edward B. Marshall in 1915. During the 1940s, she lived in San Diego, California, and published a few of her poems. By 1972, Marshall authored seven books (five of which were published), had written for national women's magazines, and was a recognized poet and artist. She died in San Diego on August 30, 1978.
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Cassella, Danny
Danny Cassella was a Las Vegas, Nevada big band performer and orchestra leader from the 1940s to the 1960s. Cassella grew up in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, where he studied violin and drums. It was shortly after he graduated from Newcastle High School that a traveling musical show gave him the opportunity to fulfill his dreams. After gaining experience with the traveling production, Cassella's musical ability was noticed by a number of orchestras. He decided to go to Hollywood. He appeared in the 1933 movie Flying Down to Rio with Fred Astaire.
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Bielski, Stanislaus J., Prince, 1908-1979
Prince Stanislaus J. Bielski was born in 1908 in Bielsk, Poland, the son of Jan-Edward and Maria Bielski. He was, by his account, a Prince of one of Poland's pre-war noble families, and had inherited great wealth from his father.
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Fayle, Anna Louise Trapnell, 1908-1996
Anna Trapnell was born in 1908. She married Leonard Fayle in 1932 while residing in California, and the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada after World War II. Anna was a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and later received her master's degree in education from University of California, Berkeley. In addition to being a mother of three, Anna taught high school in Las Vegas. Anna was also an active member of numerous Las Vegas service organizations.
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Martin, Phyllis
Phyllis Martin worked for the City of North Las Vegas Office of Economic Development in the 1980s and 1990s, where she held various positions including economic development specialist and economic development administrator. Martin also served as the secretary-treasurer for the board of directors of the Friends of Kiel Ranch Historical Site, and as the historian for the 1988 Kiel Ranch Historic American Building Survey. She was also interested in the Nevada Women's History Project, which aimed to highlight women important to Nevada's history.
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Freeman, Al, 1924-1972
Al Freeman was instrumental in building the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada into one of the most renowned resort hotels of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He served as the the promotion director for the Sands Hotel from the time it opened in 1957 until his death in 1972.
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