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Kerkorian, Kirk, 1917-2015
Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917. He was highly influential in the building of Las Vegas, Nevada, especially the Las Vegas Strip area. He helped build Bally's, The International, and the MGM Grand. Kerkorian died on June 15, 2015.
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Ciliax, Carl, 1941-
Carl Ciliax was born November 7th, 1941 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has worked as a printer, horse wrangler, truck driver, desert nurser, and a foreman for the Kelly Pipe. He is an avid hunter and has an interest in conservationism.
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Gould, Martha B.
Martha Gould grew up in a small mill town on the Sugar River and attended the University of Michigan. A librarian at Dartmouth College gave her a job and then insisted that she return to school for a master’s degree. She earned her master’s in Library Science from Simmons College.
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Holder, Thomas
Thomas Holder was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Washington. After graduating from the University of Washington, he spent a year in Europe painting. Upon returing to the United States in 1971, he started working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As of August 08, 2008 he is the art department chair.
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