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LeVine, Jack
Jack LeVine was born in 1954 and was raised Columbus, Ohio. He first started visiting Las Vegas, Nevada whenever his truck driver routes allowed him to visit his parents who had moved there in 1977. They owned a downtown sandwich and catering business called “Your Place or Mine.”
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Neville, Gladys, 1915-
Gladys Neville was born in Crowley, Louisiana in 1915, and was one of eleven children. Neville graduated high school in 1933 and earned her registered nurse certification in 1937. During World War II Neville qualified to join the 24th General Hospital and was deployed overseas to Florence, Italy. During her time in Italy Neville met her husband and the two wed while in Italy.
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Darnell, Marshall, 1937-2014
Marshall C. Darnell was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He receieved his bachelor's degree in social science and English from Eastern Kentucky State College. He moved to Las Vegas in 1960 and began working as a subsititute teacher at Rancho High School. He then began teaching at Bridger Junior High School, and took a leave of absence in 1963 to earn his Master's degree. In 1964, he married Patsy Lucile Pace. After earning his degree, he held several positions in the Clark County School District (CCSD).
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Silvia, Pauline H. (1930-2014)
Pauline Helena Silvia was born on January 25, 1930, in Newport, Rhode Island. Pauline had two children: Silvia Anne Styles and M. T. Silvia.
Silvia was enlisted in the United States Navy and graduated from Officer’s Line School in Newport in 1952. She was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant in 1956.
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Fluke, David, 1905-1986
David Fluke worked as a book manager for the Los Angeles News before retiring to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1970s. In 1974, he began assembling a systematic index of Las Vegas entertainment history. Using microfilm from the public library, Fluke and his wife Neva Mae compiled steno books of handwritten lists featuring entertainers, organized by the hotels they appeared in, their shows, and their debut dates.
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Sullivan, William W.
William W. Sullivan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his doctorate over a twelve year period at University of Utah. He helped open the Minority Center there, and was eventually recruited to teach in Missoula, Montana, where he stayed for three years.
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Taylor, F. Andrew
F. Andrew Taylor was born June 06, 1963 and was raised in Connecticut. He moved to New England and Georgia before arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991 at the age of 28. Armed with a degree in painting from the Swain School of Design, Taylor got a job at a Laughlin, Nevada casino as a caricature artist. After a brief stay in Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona, he moved to Ward I, Nevada, where his girlfriend, now wife, lived.
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Washington, Marcia, 1953-
Marcia L. Washington was born in Tallulah, Louisiana on February 8th, 1953. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1966, she was 13 and had always attended black only schools. In Las Vegas, she would experience her first school integration and bussing. Marcia Washington and Dave Washington got married on June 10, 1972, and eventually had four children, April, Vernon, Angel and Amber. In 2000, her passions lead her to become the first African American on the State Board of Education, where she was an active voice for eight years.
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Simone, Ronald, 1935-
Ronald Simone was born on June 6, 1935 in New Haven, Connecticut to Florence and George Simone. Simone played trumpet in high school and went on to play piano for his profession. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his friend, violinist Joe Mack in 1960. He played in the Riviera showroom for five and a half years, in the exclusive Monte Carlo Room in the Desert Inn where he played for stars such as Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. for five years, and for nineteen years for all the Casino de Paris shows, line numbers, and production numbers at the Dunes.
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Genovese, Robert
Robert Genovese was born and raised in Rochester, New York. He arrived to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time in 1960 with two other musicians and were booked at the Fremont Hotel and Casino. They performed as a band opposite of Wayne and Jerry Newman for five years on a revolving stage at the Fremont. Over the years, Genovese’ music career flourished and he played showrooms in places like Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, and the Driftwood Lounge. He worked opposite of legends such as Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton.
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