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Las Vegas Sun in Las Vegas, Nevada

30 Aug 1975

Page 63

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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1975

Page

63

Superstar City Remembered Las Vegas History and Stars

Bill Willard traces Las Vegas rise through the 1940s to the 1950s and 60s, noting hotel openings, showbiz legends, and key venues like the Desert Inn Sahara Sands and Royal Nevada. He highlights publicists publicity stunts, landmark openings, and shifting ownership as the Strip grew into a national entertainment hub.

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Las Vegas Gramp Star Entertainment el Rancho Vegas Last Frontier Flamingo Thunderbird Wilbur Clark Desert Inn KRAM Las Vegas Sun Vegas Hank Greenspun Willard Campbell Realty Co Liberace George Marlene Dietrich Sahara Tallulah Bankhead Sands Royal Nevada Casino Hoot Gibson Mesa Southwest Gas Company Red Rock Canyon Frontier North American Boulder Dam Sodom & Gomorrah Moulin Rouge the Dunes Sands Hotel Management Maurice Chevalier Dunes Last Vegas Hotel Assn
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Memoirist Bill Willard Recounts Show Biz Life

The author, Bill Willard, draws on deep files and strong memory to present memoirs. He is a former Las Vegas Sun columnist and today Las Vegas bureau chief for Variety.

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Las Vegas Elvis Presley Freddy Martin Shecky Greene Martin Memory Lane Midway Greene Presley Vegas Will Bill Willard Las Vegas Sun Willard Variety International ‘Bible
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