Shecky Greene, a Las Vegas legend for a stand-up career that left his name synonymous with laughter, died at his home on New Year's Eve. He was 97. Greene died Sunday of natural causes, his wife told The Las Vegas Review-Journal. The comic had lived in Las Vegas for over 70 years. He began his career opening for Dorothy Shay at the New Frontier there in 1954. Along the way, he worked with Elvis Presley -- who was not a big draw yet, and who actually opened for Greene in 1956 -- and sparred with ...
Shecky Greene, a Las Vegas legend for a stand-up career that left his name synonymous with laughter, died at his home on New Year's Eve. He was 97. Greene died Sunday of natural causes, his wife told The Las Vegas Review-Journal. The comic had lived in Las Vegas for over 70 years. He began his career opening for Dorothy Shay at the New Frontier there in 1954. Along the way, he worked with Elvis Presley -- who was not a big draw yet, and who actually opened for Greene in 1956 -- and sparred with ...
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