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Jeffries, Herb
African-American actor and singer-songwriter Herb Jeffries was born Umberto Alexander Valentino (alternately spelled Balentino) in Detroit, Michigan in 1913. Jeffries was "Hollywood's first singing black cowboy."
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Gibson, James I., 1925-1988
Senator James Gibson was born March 22, 1925 in Golden Colorado, the youngest of six children. He graduated from Las Vegas High School and received a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Haughaboo, Joseph L., 1924-
Joeseph L. Haughaboo was born January 26, 1914 in Covington, Kentucky. He moved to Nevada in 1953. Haughaboo has a son James F. Haughaboo.
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Hawley, Lawrence Earl, 1929-
Lawrence Earl Hawley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 07, 1929 to Rollo Earl and Margaret Ella Hawley. His family moved to Ely, Nevada in 1931. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 and became an attorney. During his interview, he talks about the Hoover Dam and while it was being build.
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Harris, Bunny, 1920-
Bunny Harris was born on November 21, 1920 in Snyder, Texas. Her father was William P. Longbotham and her mother was B. Elizabeth Patterson. Harris moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1944. Harris has worked as a book-keeper, sales supervisor, real estate booker, and account clerk.
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