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Entratter, Jack, 1914-1971


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    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: (naf) French Casino (Miami, Fla.)

    • Has Affiliation

    • Has Affiliation

    • Has Affiliation

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Temple Beth Shalom (Las Vegas, Nev)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Better Business Bureau of Las Vegas

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Foundation of Las Vegas Charities

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Allied Jewish Appeal of Las Vegas

    • Birth Place

        New York (N.Y.)

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Field of Activity

      (lcsh) Casinos--Nevada--Las Vegas--Management

      (lcsh) Hospitality industry--Nevada--Las Vegas


    • Occupation

      Hotelkeepers

      (dot) Manager, Casino

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    • found: Photograph of Frank Sinatra and Jack Entratter, Las Vegas, 1954:description (Frank Sinatra and Jack Entratter during rehearsal at the Sands Hotel. Two of the Copa Girls are onstage in the background)
    • found: UNLV Special Collections and Archives, accessed May 18, 2019:Guide to the Sands Hotel Public Relations Records (Jack Entratter; "The Sands Hotel opened in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 1952. A controversial group of investors fronted by Texas gambler and oilman Jake Freedman and New York nightclub boss Jack Entratter built what was considered at the time one of the world's most lavish hotels and a showcase Las Vegas resort")
    • found: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, accessed May 18, 2019(Jack Entratter, (1914-1971), executive and show producer at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1952 until his death in 1971; served as vice president (1952-1960, 1967-1971) and president (1960-1967) of the Sands; chairman of the United Fund, the Allied Jewish Appeal, and the Better Business Bureau, and director of the Foundation of Las Vegas Charities)
    • found: New York Times, March 12, 1971:obituaries (Jack Entratter, former president of the Sands Hotel and entertainment entrepreneur; died March 11, 1971; born New York City Feb. 28, 1914; host at the Stork Club, owner and manager of Copacabana in New York; went to Las Vegas as VP of the Sands in 1952; president from 1962 until it was bought by Howard Hughes in 1967;
    • found: Wikipedia, accessed May 19, 2019:Jack Entratter (Jack Entratter, born February 28, 1914, New York City, died March 11, 1971, Las Vegas, Nevada; nicknamed "Mr. Entertainment"; worked at the French Casino in Miami, bouncer at the Stork Club in New York, assistant and later general manager and part owner at the Copacabana; general manager of the Sands in Las Vegas; temple President at Temple Beth Shalom in Las Vegas)

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    • 2019-05-30: new
    • 2019-06-01: revised

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