Magician Gloria Dea died on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 100. She starred in films, including 'King of the Congo' and 'Plan 9 From Outerspace.'
the first magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1940s, has died. She was 100.
Dea, who was born Gloria Metzner in Oakland, California, died Saturday in hospice care at her residence in Las Vegas, the director of clinical services for Valley Hospice confirmed with the Associated Press.Dea also performed on the silver screen with starring roles alongside Buster Crabbe in"King of the Congo."Gloria Dea, Las Vegas' first magician, died Saturday. She was 100.
"There was no Strip, really, in those days," Dea told the newspaper in August when she turned 100."We had the Last Frontier and the El Rancho Vegas. They had just started building the Flamingo."Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward kiss at their wedding reception, and Eartha Kitt performed at the El Rancho Las Vegas.
She added,"I also danced. I did the rumba because it was difficult to keep setting up all my magic stuff."
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