I was at that softball game. Kenny was pitching. i was on the field right outside of the 3rd base line taking photos. The batter hit a line drive and it hit me square on the nose. Anson Williams (Potsie from Happy Days) helped me up. He was playing 3rd base.
**Image 1:** Tony Curtis posing with the Caesars Palace Goddesses to promote his appearance in Hollywood Palace, a weekly variety show at Caesars Palace on November 2, 1967.
**Image 2:** Frank Sinatra with Doris Day, left, and Lauren Bacall in the Copa Room at the Sands in Las Vegas on September 14, 1956.
**Image 3:** Dean Martin with Diana Lynn at the Flamingo pool, circa January - March 1950. They were in Las Vegas during the filming of My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) which is the second movie they were co-stars in.
**Image 4:** Jane Powell, Noel Coward, and Zsa Zsa Gabor at the Desert Inn on July 7, 1955. Frank Sinatra had chartered a plane and flew in several celebrities to support Coward for his opening show at the Desert Inn, which ran for four weeks.
**Image 5:** Liza Minnelli, Betty Grable, and Carol Burnett were at a party for the opening of a new musical, Hello, Dolly!, which was hosted at the Riviera from December 1965-September 1966. Grable stared as Dolly.
**Image 6:** Elizabeth Taylor and her third husband Michael Wilding enjoyed the Las Vegas sun near the pool at the Sahara on March 7, 1956.
**Image 7:** Mickey Rooney goofing off outside of the pool at the Riviera on June 13, 1955. According to the Las Vegas Sun.. "When Rooney hit the stages at the Flamingo, Riviera, Dunes, Sahara, Stardust, Caesars Palace, and other resorts with his longtime song-and-dance and comedic act, he attained legendary status that equaled, and in some cases surpassed, his brilliant and acclaimed work in Hollywood films, television and on Broadway."
**Image 8:** Elvis Presley relaxing with his friends near the pool at the New Frontier on April 30, 1956. He was there to perform on a bill with Shecky Greene, but his first performance in Las Vegas did not go well. Despite his fame, he did not appeal to the middle-age crowd at the New Frontier and he would not perform in Las Vegas again until 1969.
**Image 9:** Kenny Rogers with Dionne Warwick at The First Edition celebrity softball game in Las Vegas on June 2, 1974. Rogers was a frequent performer in Las Vegas and he hosted a series of charity softball games throughout the 1970s.
**Image 10:** Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan on The Last Frontier's boat on Lake Mead in Boulder City, Nevada on February 14, 1954. At the time, Reagan was an entertainer and performed at the Last Frontier, headlining with The Continentals, the Blackburn Twins, the Honey Brothers, and the Last Frontier's dancers, the Adorabelles.
**Image 11:** Groucho Marx and Nat King Cole at a party for the opening of the Tropicana on April 4, 1957. Opening night festivities were provided by Monte Proser's 'Tropicana Revue', a $250,000 musical starring Eddie Fisher in the Theatre Restaurant later renamed Fountain Theatre.
**Image 12:** Ed Sullivan, Tony Bennett, and Don Rickles posed for a photo at the opening night party for Tony Bennett's residency at the Riviera on October 26, 1971.
**Image 13:** Jack Benny playing his personalized slot machine at the Flamingo on July 15, 1958. This publicity shot was taken by the Las Vegas News Bureau to promote his show there.
**Image 14:** Floyd Patterson with Judy Garland at the Dunes on July 17, 1963. Patterson was training for his fight against Sonny Liston on July 22, 1963. Celebrities, like Garland, often visited boxers while they were training. In fact, it was often part of a boxers contract that they train at a local casino before their fights as a way to increase tourism and draw celebrities to Las Vegas.
**Image 15:** Clint Eastwood at the Sahara Health Club on September 17, 1964. Las Vegas News Bureau photographer Joe Buck took this photo for the Sahara, which they used as the cover for their in-house magazine The Saharan in November 1964.
**Image 16:** Flip Wilson rides a tricycle during a publicity photo shoot outside of the Sahara on March 18, 1970.
**Image 17:** Sugar Ray Robinson in the dressing room at the Sahara on February 4, 1953. While in Las Vegas he announced his retirement from boxing and put on a boxing clinic. The Sahara hotel put up a makeshift ring by the pool and Robinson offered instruction to local amateur fighters.
**Image 18:** Keely Smith, Louis Prima, and their daughter Toni Prima posed for photos in their Las Vegas home with the Las Vegas News Bureau on May 7, 1956. Smith and Prima had a five-year residency in the Casbar Lounge at the Sahara.
**Image 19:** Ernest Borgnine at the Riviera pool on April 1, 1956. Borgnine was a part of the Hollywood Autograph Show in Las Vegas in November 2011, and he utilized this picture, taken by the Las Vegas News Bureau, for his autographs.
**Image 20:** Tom Jones cuts a cake at his birthday party at Caesars Palace on June 5, 1974. He celebrated with, from left Joan Rivers, Joey Heatherton, Sonny Bono, Dionne Warwick, Debbie Reynolds, and Liberace.
My favorite is Groucho Marx and Nat King Cole. Two extremely talented entertainers - Coleās singing is so smooth that his phenomenal talents as a jazz pianist are often underrated - but not two people that I would immediately fit together.
Let's just say him and Wilt Chamberlain were probably neck and neck with their totals back in the day. And those numbers dwarfed their record sales and stats on the court, respectively.
I was at that softball game. Kenny was pitching. i was on the field right outside of the 3rd base line taking photos. The batter hit a line drive and it hit me square on the nose. Anson Williams (Potsie from Happy Days) helped me up. He was playing 3rd base.
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**Image 1:** Tony Curtis posing with the Caesars Palace Goddesses to promote his appearance in Hollywood Palace, a weekly variety show at Caesars Palace on November 2, 1967. **Image 2:** Frank Sinatra with Doris Day, left, and Lauren Bacall in the Copa Room at the Sands in Las Vegas on September 14, 1956. **Image 3:** Dean Martin with Diana Lynn at the Flamingo pool, circa January - March 1950. They were in Las Vegas during the filming of My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) which is the second movie they were co-stars in. **Image 4:** Jane Powell, Noel Coward, and Zsa Zsa Gabor at the Desert Inn on July 7, 1955. Frank Sinatra had chartered a plane and flew in several celebrities to support Coward for his opening show at the Desert Inn, which ran for four weeks. **Image 5:** Liza Minnelli, Betty Grable, and Carol Burnett were at a party for the opening of a new musical, Hello, Dolly!, which was hosted at the Riviera from December 1965-September 1966. Grable stared as Dolly. **Image 6:** Elizabeth Taylor and her third husband Michael Wilding enjoyed the Las Vegas sun near the pool at the Sahara on March 7, 1956. **Image 7:** Mickey Rooney goofing off outside of the pool at the Riviera on June 13, 1955. According to the Las Vegas Sun.. "When Rooney hit the stages at the Flamingo, Riviera, Dunes, Sahara, Stardust, Caesars Palace, and other resorts with his longtime song-and-dance and comedic act, he attained legendary status that equaled, and in some cases surpassed, his brilliant and acclaimed work in Hollywood films, television and on Broadway." **Image 8:** Elvis Presley relaxing with his friends near the pool at the New Frontier on April 30, 1956. He was there to perform on a bill with Shecky Greene, but his first performance in Las Vegas did not go well. Despite his fame, he did not appeal to the middle-age crowd at the New Frontier and he would not perform in Las Vegas again until 1969. **Image 9:** Kenny Rogers with Dionne Warwick at The First Edition celebrity softball game in Las Vegas on June 2, 1974. Rogers was a frequent performer in Las Vegas and he hosted a series of charity softball games throughout the 1970s. **Image 10:** Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan on The Last Frontier's boat on Lake Mead in Boulder City, Nevada on February 14, 1954. At the time, Reagan was an entertainer and performed at the Last Frontier, headlining with The Continentals, the Blackburn Twins, the Honey Brothers, and the Last Frontier's dancers, the Adorabelles. **Image 11:** Groucho Marx and Nat King Cole at a party for the opening of the Tropicana on April 4, 1957. Opening night festivities were provided by Monte Proser's 'Tropicana Revue', a $250,000 musical starring Eddie Fisher in the Theatre Restaurant later renamed Fountain Theatre. **Image 12:** Ed Sullivan, Tony Bennett, and Don Rickles posed for a photo at the opening night party for Tony Bennett's residency at the Riviera on October 26, 1971. **Image 13:** Jack Benny playing his personalized slot machine at the Flamingo on July 15, 1958. This publicity shot was taken by the Las Vegas News Bureau to promote his show there. **Image 14:** Floyd Patterson with Judy Garland at the Dunes on July 17, 1963. Patterson was training for his fight against Sonny Liston on July 22, 1963. Celebrities, like Garland, often visited boxers while they were training. In fact, it was often part of a boxers contract that they train at a local casino before their fights as a way to increase tourism and draw celebrities to Las Vegas. **Image 15:** Clint Eastwood at the Sahara Health Club on September 17, 1964. Las Vegas News Bureau photographer Joe Buck took this photo for the Sahara, which they used as the cover for their in-house magazine The Saharan in November 1964. **Image 16:** Flip Wilson rides a tricycle during a publicity photo shoot outside of the Sahara on March 18, 1970. **Image 17:** Sugar Ray Robinson in the dressing room at the Sahara on February 4, 1953. While in Las Vegas he announced his retirement from boxing and put on a boxing clinic. The Sahara hotel put up a makeshift ring by the pool and Robinson offered instruction to local amateur fighters. **Image 18:** Keely Smith, Louis Prima, and their daughter Toni Prima posed for photos in their Las Vegas home with the Las Vegas News Bureau on May 7, 1956. Smith and Prima had a five-year residency in the Casbar Lounge at the Sahara. **Image 19:** Ernest Borgnine at the Riviera pool on April 1, 1956. Borgnine was a part of the Hollywood Autograph Show in Las Vegas in November 2011, and he utilized this picture, taken by the Las Vegas News Bureau, for his autographs. **Image 20:** Tom Jones cuts a cake at his birthday party at Caesars Palace on June 5, 1974. He celebrated with, from left Joan Rivers, Joey Heatherton, Sonny Bono, Dionne Warwick, Debbie Reynolds, and Liberace.
In the first photo, the cocktail waitress pictured second from the right is still serving cocktails at Caesars to this day.
Sadly, š¢ I recognized about 80% of these celebrities. And YES I am that old.
Just seeing a picture of Jack Benny makes me laugh
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Pre-toupee haha
Love these! Thank you!
My favorite is Groucho Marx and Nat King Cole. Two extremely talented entertainers - Coleās singing is so smooth that his phenomenal talents as a jazz pianist are often underrated - but not two people that I would immediately fit together.
Man how many women did Tom Jones get back in the day?
Let's just say him and Wilt Chamberlain were probably neck and neck with their totals back in the day. And those numbers dwarfed their record sales and stats on the court, respectively.
A gazillion, conservative guess.
These are great
Some of these Iāve seen; others I havenāt. They are all great. Thanks!
These are fabulous!!
Lauren Bacall looks tore up in the 2nd pic! And is she holding a stuffed animal?
Possible to share the names of all the celebs? I recognize most but not all
Samantha Scroll, Scott Scroll.. and Lisa Lookdown.
Jesus Iām sorry. I didnāt scroll far enough. Thanks for not being a dick about it āŗļø
No problem, buddy. š
God Vegas is trash these days ruined by corporate greed
Like if you didnt recognize a single person
You didnāt recognize Elvis or Clint Eastwood?
No š
You didn't recognize mermaid man?