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Coverage dated March 19, 2023

Gloria Dea, the 1st magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100

Headline from Delaware Public Media

Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Gloria Dea, 1st magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at age 100 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died. She was 100.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Gloria Dea, first magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Gloria Dea, who was touted as the first magician to perform on what became the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died at the age of 100.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Gloria Dea, the 1st magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s.

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