Perry Kaufman was born in Casper, Wyoming on September 13, 1942. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in 1966. He served in the US Army in Vietnam in 1966 to 1967. He earned his doctorate in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1974. He taught history at Burlington County College in Pemberton, New Jersey for several years.
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Kaufman, Perry. “The Best City of Them All: A History of Las Vegas, 1930-1960.” Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974.
Bio taken from Wiki: "Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer, dancer, comedian and musician. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954) and The Court Jester (1956).
Award-winning poet and musician Norman Kaye was born Norman Kaaihue on September 22, 1922. He and his sister, Mary, were born into a Hawaiian show-business family, and played in their father's band, Johnny Kaaihue's Royal Hawaiians. After serving in the army during World War II, Kaye and his sister formed a group that evolved into the Mary Kaye Trio. They first played Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947.
"KCEP has a long history in the Las Vegas community, dating back to its humble beginnings at Nucleus Plaza (formerly the Golden West Shopping Center) in 1972 with just 10 watts. (Now 10,000 watts)"