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Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died at the age of 100. Dea died on Saturday at her Las Vegas residence.

Dea was just 19 years old when she performed at El Rancho Vegas on May 14, 1941.

Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s.

A press review of her Vegas magic show describing how ‘Miss Dea completely mystified the audience with her legerdemain’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died. She was 100.

Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s.

Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s.

Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and 50s.

Gloria Dea's performance at El Rancho Vegas on May 14, 1941 was the first appearance by a magician ever in Las Vegas.