Frederic Apcar transformed Las Vegas entertainment with his French style shows. Born in Paris, France on September 16, 1914, he trained in dance and became a chorus boy in “Folies Bergere.” After World War II, he formed an adagio act and performed at the “Lido de Paris.” He later expanded the production and brought it to the United States, appearing on the “Ed Sullivan Show” and in the “Folies Bergere” at the Tropicana. He then opened “Vive Les Girls” at the Dunes.

Nina Bogdanovich Wolters was born in Los Angeles, California December 18, 1932 to Rosa Zohner and George Bogdanovich. When she was an infant, her family moved to Blue Diamond, Nevada, where she grew up. She has three siblings--Angie B. DeLong, Sophie B. Romans, and George D. Bogdanovich. She married her first husband, Bill G. Jones November 22, 1952. She married her second husband, Donald L. Wolters November 16, 1963. She has four children-- Cynthia L. Jones Hannebaum, Connie E. Jones Jordan, Jon Randall Jones, and Dawn E. Wolters.