Mary Louise Williams was born on October 20, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio to Carrie Randolph and Tom Forte. She was musically trained and first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955 to work at the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino. Even though as a dancer she worked frequently in Las Vegas and visited the city many times, she didn't move to Las Vegas until her retirement from her career in social work and teaching in New York.

Curtis Rufus Amie, Sr. was born April 27, 1927 in Marshall, Texas.

Amie made it through eleventh grade and then graduated miner's training school to become a miner. Amie was the first African-American driller and blaster at the Nevada Test Site. He retired in 1978.

He was a Boy Scout Troop Leader for Troop #67 from 1958 to 1965.

He owned a Dairy Queen franchise store from 1973 to 1982.

Amie was an United States Army Sargent from 1946 to 1949 with an honorable discharge.

Chris Tonemah came to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband. After her marriage dissolved she went to dealer school and got a job as a dice shill and a dealer at the Four Queens before women were really accepted in those jobs. Chris also worked at MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, the Venetian, and the Palazzo.

In 1955, Herb McDonald worked for the Chamber of Commerce.