William F. Harrah

William F. Harrah
William F. Harrah
Born	William Fisk Harrah; September 2, 1911; South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	June 30, 1978 (aged 66); Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place	Hailey Cemetery; Hailey, Idaho, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (did not graduate)
Occupation(s)	Founder, Harrah's Hotel and Casinos
Spouses	Thelma Batchelor (m. 1940; div. 1948); Scherry Teague (m. 1948; div. 1969); Bobbie Gentry (m. 1969; div. 1970); Mary Burger (m. 1970; div. 1971); Roxana Carlson (m. 1972; div. 1973); Verna Rae Harrison (m. 1974);

William Fisk Harrah (September 2, 1911 – June 30, 1978) was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment.

William F. Harrah
Born	William Fisk Harrah (1911-09-02)September 2, 1911 South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	June 30, 1978(1978-06-30) (aged 66) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place	Hailey Cemetery Hailey, Idaho, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (did not graduate)
Occupation(s)	Founder, Harrah's Hotel and Casinos
Spouses	Thelma Batchelor (m. 1940; div. 1948) Scherry Teague (m. 1948; div. 1969) Bobbie Gentry (m. 1969; div. 1970) Mary Burger (m. 1970; div. 1971) Roxana Carlson (m. 1972; div. 1973) Verna Rae Harrison (m. 1974)