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James Mitchell Fallman (1923-2002) was born in Lexington, Missouri to Mildred and Mitchell Fallman.

He graduated from Lexington High School and then attended Wentworth Military Academy, both located

Mike was born in Hawaii to Filipino parents. He moved to the mainland with his family

when he was very young. Interestingly, Mike's parents had to apply for citizenship as Hawaii

was not yet part ot the United States. Growing up, Mike worked in the family grocery store in

the San Francisco area. Even though it was his father's dream that his sons would take on the

Eydie Gormé, née Edith Gormezano, was born August 1, 1928 in the Bronx, New York City. She passed away in Las Vegas in 2013 at the age of 84.

Eydie’s parents were Sephardic Jewish Immigrants from Turkey. She graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 1946 where she was the swing bands lead female vocalist. While attending college, Eydie used her fluency in Spanish as interpreter with the United Nations. She also sang in bands during her free time. She had a gift for both Spanish and singing.

L. J. and Nell Oakes founded the Oakes Vegas Studio in 1922, specializing in landscape and portrait photography. The studio was originally located in the Griffith building at 2nd Street and Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. L. J. Oakes, former principal of the Las Vegas Grammar School and civic leader, worked as a photographer for the studio and his wife, Nell, operated the business. Photographer Glenn A. Davis became affiliated with the studio upon his move to Las Vegas in the late 1920s.

Las Vegas Erotic Heritage Museum co-founder and United Methodist minister Robert Theodore “Ted” McIlvenna was born March 15, 1932, in Epping, New Hampshire. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and philosophy from Willamette College in 1954 and attending theological school for a year, McIlvenna traveled to Europe to study theology and philosophy of religion.