Press of Atlantic City - Newspaper
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 


LEVY, HARRY, 81, of Carlsbad, California, formerly of Margate, passed away on May 17, 2003.


Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 16, 1921, he enlisted in the Navy shortly after 
high school and saw action in the Pacific theater during World War II as an aircraft radio operator. 


After the war he lived in South Jersey where he owned several nightclubs. He helped introduce 
rock-and-roll to a wider audience and is most noted for having given Chubby Checker his career 
start at the Rainbow Club in Wildwood. His nightclubs also helped promote the careers of 
numerous other entertainers such as Count Basie and Bo Diddley. 


After leaving the nightclub business, Harry became involved in the retail liquor business and his 
clients included some of the casinos in Atlantic City.


He and his wife retired to Southern California two years ago to be with their children. he is survived 
by his wife Anne and his six children: Jennifer Levy of Vista, California; Sharna Skjei of Carlsbad, 
California; Abraham Levy of Oceanside, California; Leslie Amodei of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
Pauline Levy of Wildwood and Ben Levy of Miami, Florida. He is also survived by five grandchildren 
and one great-grandchild.


In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be sent to the Sarcoma Alliance: 775 East 
Blithedale #334, Mill Valley, California, 94941-1564, or to an animal shelter of the donator's 
choice.