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Janis Walker oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01900

Abstract

Oral history interview with Janis Walker conducted by Claytee D. White on July 03, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Walker discusses her career as an African American showgirl in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1970s and 1980s. Walker describes dancing in the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino productions of Hallelujah Hollywood and Jubilee!, and what the life of a showgirl was like. She also talks about the company manager at the MGM, "Fluff" LeCoque, her own children, her work at the time of the interview, and how entertainment in Las Vegas has changed.

Archival Collection

Cover of Las Vegan: The City Magazine, August 1981

Date

1981-08

Archival Collection

Description

Donn Ardenn and two showgirls from "Jubilee!" on the cover of Las Vegan: The City Magazine in August 1981. Printed on the cover: "Don Arden's Jubilee The MGM Reopens in Grandeur / Private Schools on the rise / Frank Waters interviewed."
Show Name: Jubilee!

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