Search Results
Transcript of interview with Kim Krantz by Joyce Marshall, February 26, 1996
Kim Krantz arrived in Las Vegas in 1953. She came as a seasoned performer having danced in large productions in Chicago, Montreal, New York and Florida. Born Delores Kalcowski in Jersey City, New Jersey, she adopted the name Kim Perrin while working at New York’s Latin Quarter. She had always loved the West and jumped at the chance to take the Latin Quarter show from New York City to Las Vegas. She came for a two-week engagement at the Desert Inn Hotel. The show was held over at that property for three months, and then it moved to the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Bill Miller approached her to join a new production at the Dunes Hotel. He and Harold Minsky were preparing “Minsky’s Burlesque,” the first show to use women born in the United States in a nude show. She opened with the original cast and stayed for two years. Kim retired in 1957 after she married Danny Krantz, the Food and Beverage Manager for the Flamingo Hotel. She raised four children in Las Vegas, but never lost touch with th
Text
Law School Hearings and Subcommittee on Education Hearings: minutes
Folder from the John Vergiels Political Papers (MS-00283).
Text
Lake Mohave Resort Inc.: photograph
Image
Black-and-white photograph of Wilbur Clark and friends, location unknown, circa 1950s
Image
Brandon Doll oral history interview, 2025 November 21
Oral history interview with Brandon Doll conducted on November 21, 2025 by Claytee D. White, Stefani Evans, and Kristian Taketomo for the Game On! A History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Doll begins by talking about his early life growing up in Lodi, California and enjoying sports as a child. Doll spent seven years in the Navy before attending the University of California, Berkeley for his master’s degree. After learning about sports management and entertainment, Doll got an internship with Mark Davis and the Raiders. This led to a full time role after graduating, and he discusses some of the challenges that came with transferring the Raiders football team to Las Vegas, and the mission to find the perfect stadium space. Doll also discusses the research his team did to help create the Wynn Field Club and joining the Mob Museum board. He also discusses the future of the National Football League, with both international expansion and Fantasy Football growing every year. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component