# Verna Harrah

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{{short description|American film producer}}

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{{Infobox person
|name        = Verna Harrah
|image       =
|alt         =
|caption     =
|birth_name  = Verna Rae Harrison
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1944|7|25}}
|birth_place = [Nampa, Idaho](/source/Nampa%2C_Idaho), U.S.
|death_date  = {{death date and age|2012|6|29|1944|7|25}}
|death_place = [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), California, U.S.
|spouse      = {{marriage|[William F. Harrah](/source/William_F._Harrah)|1974|1978|end=his death}}
|occupation  = Film producer
}}
'''Verna Rae Harrah''' (née '''Harrison'''; July 25, 1944 – June 29, 2012) was an American film producer. She was the widow of [William F. Harrah](/source/William_F._Harrah), the [hotel](/source/hotel) and [casino](/source/casino) magnate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jul/04/casino-magnates-wife-remembered-philanthropy-passi/ |title=Casino magnate's wife remembered for philanthropy, passion and kindness |first=Conor |last=Shine |newspaper=[Las Vegas Sun](/source/Las_Vegas_Sun) |date=July 4, 2012}}</ref> She contributed to many charities and philanthropic causes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rgj/obituary.aspx?n=verna-r-harrah&pid=158394431#fbLoggedOut |title=Verna R. Harrah Obituary |newspaper=[Reno Gazette-Journal](/source/Reno_Gazette-Journal) |date=July 8, 2012}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[Anaconda](/source/Anaconda_(1997_film))'' (1997) (producer)
* ''[Who's Your Daddy?](/source/Who's_Your_Daddy%3F_(film))'' (2002) (producer)
* ''Vacuums'' (2003) (producer)
* ''[Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid](/source/Anacondas%3A_The_Hunt_for_the_Blood_Orchid)'' (2004) (producer)
* ''[The Canyon](/source/The_Canyon_(film))'' (2009) (executive producer)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0364045}}

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Category:1944 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:Film producers from Idaho
Category:People from Nampa, Idaho

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