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Adelle Gutman Cohen: A Dancer’s Story

My name is Adelle Gutman Cohen. I was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Rachel and Louis Gutman. My mother was a homemaker, and my father a master safe cracker and locksmith who worked for Independent Lock Company. I started dance classes at the age of five studying Denishawn, a form of modern dance. And then… continue reading ›

April 2, 2020
Category: 1950s 1960s Choreography Dance Las Vegas history Lou Walters' World Famous Latin Quarter New York history Nightclub Era Oral Histories Performing Arts
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Remembering Manhattan nightclubs

Over the years the New York City area has had its fill of nightclubs and supper clubs. Brooklyn had Ben Maksik’s Town and Country. By the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey was Bill Miller’s Riviera. There was the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. The Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel and the Maisonette at… continue reading ›

May 29, 2019
Category: 1940s 1950s 1960s Lou Walters' World Famous Latin Quarter Nightclub Era Oral Histories Performing Arts
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