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Bergman, Joel
Joel Bergman (August 20, 1936-August 24, 2016) was a major Las Vegas Strip casino architect
involved in building Las Vegas landmarks such as Treasure Island and Paris Las Vegas.
Bergman was born in Los Angeles and completed his undergrad degree in architecture from the
University of Southern California graduating in 1965 with honors. By 1978 Bergman was working
as Steve Wynn's in-house architect, a position he held for sixteen years. While working as Wynn's
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Garside, Sherwin (Scoop)
Journalist and photographer Sherwin "Scoop" Garside was born in Tonopah, Nevada in 1915. He was the son of Frank Garside owner of many newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review which became the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 1929. Sherwin Garside moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when his father purchased the Las Vegas Review in 1926. Garside graduated from Las Vegas High School where he earned the nickname "Scoop" writing for the school newspaper, The Desert Breeze.
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Giles, Edith Warren (Corliss), -1946
Husband - Edwin Scofield Giles
Daughter - Edith (Giles) Barcus
Father - H. M. Corliss
Brother - Charles Corliss
Aunt - Helen Warren
??? - Warren Corliss
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Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer. Although her career was mainly centered around being a gospel singer, she was also known as a civil rights activist.
Jackson was born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana to her father and mother Charity Clark. She moved to Chicago, Illinois when she was twenty years old. She married Isaac Hockenhull in 1936 and later married Sigmond Galloway in 1964.
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