Beldon Katleman
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Beldon Katleman was a casino owner. From the late 1940s until it was destroyed by a fire in 1960, he owned and operated El Rancho Vegas
, Las Vegas' first resort hotel and casino. In an effort to keep patrons in his casino, Katleman came up with the idea of the Buffet in 1947. http://govegas.about.com/od/conventions/a/lvcrest.htmhttp://www.a2zlasvegas.com/food/food.html
Married about 1942 to Leonore Cohn (later Mrs. Walter Annenberg
). Divorced. One daughter Diane.
Lee was chatelain of Winfield House, U.S. Ambassador's residence during Mr. Annenberg's service as U.S. Ambassador (1969–1974). In 1981 she was briefly Chief of Protocol in Pres. Reagan's State Department. Lee died in November 2009, greatly beloved by her nieces and nephews.
El Rancho Vegas
El Rancho Vegas was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip . It was located at 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard, at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara, and opened on April 3, 1941. Up until 1942, it was the largest hotel in Las Vegas with 110 rooms. The hotel was destroyed by fire in...
, Las Vegas' first resort hotel and casino. In an effort to keep patrons in his casino, Katleman came up with the idea of the Buffet in 1947. http://govegas.about.com/od/conventions/a/lvcrest.htmhttp://www.a2zlasvegas.com/food/food.html
Married about 1942 to Leonore Cohn (later Mrs. Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia...
). Divorced. One daughter Diane.
Lee was chatelain of Winfield House, U.S. Ambassador's residence during Mr. Annenberg's service as U.S. Ambassador (1969–1974). In 1981 she was briefly Chief of Protocol in Pres. Reagan's State Department. Lee died in November 2009, greatly beloved by her nieces and nephews.