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Bland, Ora L., 1933-
Ora Bland migrated to Las Vegas in 1953 from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Her husband was a radiologist and worked in Area 51 of the Nevada Test Site. He never shared information about his work and would sometimes stay at the Test Site for a week or more without coming into the city. Bland remembers the Westside business community when the Brown Derby, the Mexican store, Johnson Malt Shoppe, and Bravo Market existed. An extremely independent person, she handled most of the childcare and worked at the downtown post office (now MOB Museum) for 20 years.
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Urtubey, Juliana, 1986-
Born into a tumultuous Colombia, Juliana was about five years old when her parents relocated Juliana and her two older sisters to the United States. For a time, they settled in Chicago, then Arizona. She describes an upbringing that was safe and privileged. Education and preservation of bilingual speaking skills were held in high regard.
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Newton, Elaine, 1943-
Elaine Mariko Okamura was the sixth of seven children born to her parents in Honolulu, Hawai'i. She tells of her father, who left Japan to find his father in Hawai'i, and her mother who was born in Kauai but was sent to Japan as a five-year-old to care for her grandmother. Her father owned the only grocery store in their area, and she recalls him doing his calculations on the abacus. Elaine's knowledge of Japanese helped her to become a stewardess for the Pacific Rim for Pan American Airlines.
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Wolheim, Louis (1880-1931)
Actor Louis Wolheim was born on March 28, 1880 in New York, New York to Lena and Elias Wolheim, although earlier census records indicate he was born in Russia and arrived in the United States in 1888. Wolheim was best known for his role as Katcinsky in the 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He also starred in Howard Hughes' films Two Arabian Knights (1927) and The Racket (1928).
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Stallings, Charles P., 1893-1960
American film director and production manager Charles Potter Stallings was born on August 18, 1893 in Lansing, Michigan to Florence E. Higby and Joseph Stallings. Stallings produced over 28 films in Hollywood, California. He also worked for Howard Hughes' The Caddo Company, Inc., and worked on The Front Page (1931),The Age For Love (1931), Sky Devils (1932), and Scarface (1932).
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Schiller, William F.
American composer and motion picture music director William F. Schiller was born in New York, New York on January 11, 1887. He served in World War I in the United States Army 10th Ammunition Train, enlisting on June 29, 1915. He is credited as either an orchestrator or composer on 23 films in the 1920s and 1930s, including on The Phantom of the Opera (1925), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Great Expecations (1934), and Howard Hughes' The Outlaw (1943).
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