Ffolliott LeCoque

August 7, 1923 -

Ffolliott LeCoque, better known as Fluff, made history in the Las Vegas entertainment industry. She became famous first as a dancer on the Las Vegas Strip and then working as a manager at the show “Jubilee!” at Bally's.

LeCoque was born in Butte, Montana in 1923. Her love of performing started when she was five-years-old and began dancing on street corners. She officially began her career as an entertainer during World War II when she toured as a dancer. In 1947, LeCoque came to Las Vegas for the first time to work as dancer at Liberace's new show at the Last Frontier Hotel. She left Las Vegas for Hollywood for a brief time and performed in various productions in California. She returned to Las Vegas to work as a dancer at the newly opened Thunderbird Hotel. She was crowned Miss Thunderbird and appeared in advertisements for the hotel.

While working at the Thunderbird, LeCoque joined a touring group ran by producers Donna Arden and Ron Fletcher. The group toured across the globe. This also marked the beginning of her relationship with Donn Arden, one that continues today.

LeCoque went to work at the Desert Inn hotel when it opened. She retired from dancing in 1970. Following her retirement, she went to work as a manager with Donn Arden at his show “Jubilee!” at Bally's in Las Vegas. She has worked at “Jubilee!” for more than twenty years and has become a staple of the Las Vegas entertainment industry.

For further biographical information:

• “An Interview with Fluff LeCoque.” An oral history conducted by Joyce Marshall, Las Vegas Women Oral History Project, UNLV, 1998. Special Collections, Lied Library, UNLV.

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