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Bezard, Pierre, 1924-2020
"Pierre was born June 16, 1924 in Paris, France. He survived WWII as a prisoner in a Nazi work camp where he met his lifelong friend Louis Juif. After the war, he returned to his family and began his career working backstage in theater. Although he never had much formal education, Pierre quickly ascended to the position of stage director, managing numerous productions including the Lido in Paris, Casino de Paris in Las Vegas, Ballet de Roland Petit, Solid Gold Las Vegas, Vive Les Girls, as well as touring shows worldwide.
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Meron, Raya
Raya Meron was born July 08, 1935 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. She joined the Israeli Defense Force after completing her education. Following rigorous boot camp training, she was assigned to the Mixed Armistice Commission. After her military service, Meron worked as Secretary at the Foreign Office where she met her first husband who was an Israeli diplomat at the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey and shortly after her marriage, she moved to Istanbul.
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Gordon, Gerald (Lawyer)
In 1961, at the age of thirteen, Gerald “Jerry” Gordon became a bar mitzvah. This typical coming of age celebration was unusual in that he had simultaneously studied in both his home state of California and his adopted home of Las Vegas, where he spent summers with his grandparents. 1961 is also the same year that the Gordons made Las Vegas their permanent home.
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Photographs of Chubby Checker performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, August 1962
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Set of black and white photographs of Chubby Checker performing at the Sands Hotel in August 1962.
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Photographs of Nat King Cole with Maria Cole, and Jack Entratter cutting a piano-shaped cake
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Two black and white prints and two color transparencies of Nat King Cole, Maria Cole and Jack Entratter cutting a piano-shaped cake.
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Photographs of Nat King Cole at the Sands, with a baseball glove cake
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Archival Collection
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Three color prints, a black and white print, and a color transparency of Nat King Cole with a cake decorated with a baseball glove and ball. The cake reads "To the slugger, Nat King Cole."
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