Gloria Dea Magician

Gloria is the first magician to work on the Las Vegas Strip. Doing her magic show at the El Rancho Vegas in 1941.

She has some lovely write ups about her, see below.

Articles with Gloria Dea

Fantastic article on Gloria, she is going to be turning 100 years old. The stories she must have!

This article was just prior to the one above, G Dea having an estate sale. Someone must have bought up bits of history.

We wish Gloria all the best on her 100th! (the 25th of August 2022). _____ CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Gloria Dea turns 100

AND… here is the article from Las Vegas Review Journal, which show Gloria’s 100th birthday!!! (lots of famous magicians).

FOX5 coverage on the event.

Gloria was also known for her brief career as a Hollywood starlet and appeared in films such as “King of the Congo” and “Plan 9 From Outerspace”.

Videos with Gloria

Gloria Dea passes away

Our condolences on the death of Gloria. She passed away on the 18th of March 2023.

Here is a link to one of the notices.

Note: Gloria has received a posthumous award, as per this article. She was awarded :

“In 2022, Dea also received a Key to the Las Vegas Strip. A year later, she was inducted into the UNLV College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame. But the latter honor was posthumous, as she had died only three days earlier — on March 18, 2023 — of coronary artery disease.”

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