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Hornsby, Len (1924-2000)
Len Hornsby (1924-2000) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Emerson College with a communications degree and attended the University of Missouri before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Len’s work career brought him to Las Vegas and resided here for 38 years. In 1968, he was assistant sales manager of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and soon became the sales manager. By March 1971, he was named director of convention sales and for eight years ran LVCVA.
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Jackson, Jerry
Born January 14, 1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jerry Reese Jackson has worked as a show producer, director, costume designer, choreographer, lyricist, and composer. In Las Vegas, Nevada, Jackson is best known for his work on the Folies-Bergère at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino where he served as artistic director, choreographer, and later as costume designer for nearly thirty-five years, beginning in 1975 and ending with the show's closure in 2009.
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