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| Phyllis McGuire |
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Phyllis McGuire of the popular 1950s-’60’s singing group the McGuire Sisters was the last of the three sisters to pass away when she died Dec. 29, 2020 in her Las Vegas mansion, with its 44-foot Eiffel Tower replica.
Previously for sale in 2017 at $6.5 million, Phyllis’s home and
her collection of art, jewelry, fine furniture and the glamorous costumes used
in the sisters’ performances were exceptional.
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| McGuire Sisters--Dorothy, Phyllis, Christine |
With the house not selling, she lived there until her death at age 89.
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| Arthur Godfrey |
The McGuires, who were actual sisters, consisted of Ruby Christine, Dorothy McGuire and Phyllis McGuire. The star of the group and the entire genre was Phyllis.
The Ohio-born-and-raised sisters
started singing for weddings and funerals as children at the church where their
mother was pastor, later expanding to local radio and military bases.
Discovered by talk-show-host
Arthur Godfrey
in 1952, they became an overnight sensation performing frequently on the most
popular television shows of the 1950s and 60s.
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| Mobster Sam Giancana and Phyllis McGuire |
Phyllis, who was the youngest of the sisters,
was also the wild child of the trio, often mentioned in the gossip magazines.
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| Judith Exner |
When
her affair with mobster Sam Giancana, who in the 1960s allegedly shared
girlfriend Judith Exner with President Kennedy, hit the news
mags, it caused the breakup of the group.
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| President John F. Kennedy |
Phyllis continued her high-flying lifestyle while her sisters went home to marriages and raising their families, according to
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| Edward 'Tiger Mike' Davis |
Their last public appearance of the group was in 1968 when they appeared once again on the Ed Sullivan Show. Two of the best-known McGuire Sisters’ hits were Sugartime and Sincerely.
Phyllis lived a life of glamour in a
Las Vegas mansion which was built for her in 1967 by the boyfriend who
succeeded Giancana: high-rolling-gambler and oil-man Edward “Tiger Mike”
Davis.
In addition to her wealthy boyfriends,
Phyllis claimed to have made some good investments in the oil business and
amassed a fortune in jewels, art, antiques, the mansion, valuable furnishings
and an expensive lifestyle, which continued until her death.
Married and divorced only once at a very young
age, she had no children and never remarried.
The home has bulletproof windows, a basement disco and
electric shutters that close instantly at the touch of a button.
The public part of the interior is sectioned
into the French Room, Oriental Room and downstairs Cabaret, all massive to hold
hundreds of guests, which included the occasional sit-down dinner for 500 where
Phyllis used her own china, crystal and silver.
Many of the major stars of the 1960s partied
there, a home away from home for them when in Las Vegas.
Phyllis McGuire was the last living member of
The McGuire Sisters trio popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She died at her
Las Vegas mansion at age 89 on December 29.
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