Great men leave behind fascinating legacies.
That’s particularly true in the cities that they touch.
That’s exactly what J. Carlton Adair did in the city of Henderson.
J. Carlton Adair
J. Carlton Adair’s first career was in acting. Even in that career, he was anything but average. He appeared in over 50 films and television shows during his nearly two-decade career.
His film credits include:
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
- The Great Dictator (1940)
- The Big Sleep (1946)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
His television credits include:
- The Lone Ranger
- The Adventures of Superman
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
- The Rifleman
- The Twilight Zone
His second career was as a businessman. He achieved lots of success in that field as well, but he also experienced failure.
In fact, it was his biggest failure, that might have been his biggest success.
Lake Las Vegas
Lake Las Vegas ViewPhoto byRenee Grayson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Las Vegas is well-liked today.
But when J. Carlton Adair first came up with the idea, originally called Lake Adair, he was ridiculed.