Palm Springs Walk of Stars

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The Palm Springs Walk of Stars is a walk of fame in downtown Palm Springs, California, where "Golden Palm Stars", honoring various people who have lived in the greater Palm Springs area, are embedded in the sidewalk pavement. The walk includes portions of Palm Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, La Plaza Court and Museum Drive. Among those honored are presidents of the United States, showbusiness personalities, literary figures (authors, playwrights, screenwriters), pioneers and civic leaders (early settlers, tribal leaders, civic personalities), humanitarians and Medal of Honor recipients. [1] [2] [3]

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The Palm Springs Walk of Stars was established in 1992 by Gerhard Frenzel and Barbara Foster-Henderson. The first induction ceremony was held on February 26, 1992 and included Walk of Fame chairman Johnny Grant. The first five Golden Palm Stars were dedicated to Earle C. Strebe, William Powell, Ruby Keeler, Charles Farrell and Ralph Bellamy. [4] : 13  In May 2017, the Walk of Stars and the city of Palm Springs announced a temporary suspension on installing new stars while they reviewed the selection criteria. [5] Additions resumed later that year. [6]

Honorees

Medal of Honor recipients

Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday. [7]

Former presidents

These former presidents of the United States lived in the Palm Springs area after their retirement.

Showbusiness

Palm Springs has been famous as a winter resort and second-home community for personalities in showbusiness. These honorees include actors, performers, directors, producers and cinematographers of film, radio, stage and television.

Pioneers, civic leaders and other contributors

Early pioneers and other contributors to the community are also honored.

Literary

These honorees include authors, playwrights, screenwriters, singers, composers and musicians.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ With spouse Lezlie Anders
  2. ↑ With life partner David Peet
  3. ↑ Yolande Donlan and Val Guest were spouses
  4. ↑ Mitchell is the author of one of the references. His listing in the reference was written by his wife, Marilyn Mitchell.
  5. ↑ Monroe's Star was rededicated on June 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Talk show host for The Doctors
  7. ↑ Spouse of Charles "Buddy" Rogers
  8. ↑ Spouse of Mary Pickford
  9. ↑ Was once married to Louis Prima
  10. ↑ Jerry Thorpe is the son of Richard Thorpe. They share the Star.
  11. ↑ In 2004 controversy arose between Gerhard Frenzel, the founder of the Walk of Stars, and the City of Palm Springs over the placement of Venturi's Star. See: "Palm Springs Walk of Stars Under Dispute." AP Online. Press Association, Inc. 2004.
  12. ↑ Earl was an executive with The Hoover Company and Miriam was a major contributor to the Center on Halsted in Chicago.
  13. ↑ Spouses Jorja Curtright (deceased) and Alexandra Sheldon each have stars.

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References

  1. ↑ Most of the names listed are available at Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine . Additional references and notes are provided to give more background and/or substantiate Golden Palm Star listing.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mitchell, Gordon "Whitey" (2006). Star Walk: A Guide to the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Palm Springs: Hall/Sloane. p. 138. ISBN   978-0963868343. OCLC   810234068. Gordon Mitchell's book gives a listing of 300 Golden Palm Stars dedicated through 2006. Only a portion of those names are used in this reference.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Frenzel, Gerhard G. (1999). Portrait of the Stars. Palm Springs: Palm Springs Walk of Stars. p. 185. LCCN   98093956. OCLC   41260876. Frenzel was one of the founders of the Walk of Stars and his book gives a listing of 139 Golden Palm Stars dedicated through 1998. Only a portion of those names are used in this reference.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mitchell, Marilyn (2011). Walking With The Stars. BearManor Media. p. 220. ISBN   978-1593936617. Mitchell's book gives a listing of 48 various Golden Palm Stars dedicated between 1994 and 2010. Only a portion of those names are used in this reference.
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