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, cinematographers, directors, producers, performers, and writers of film, radio, stage and television.

Pioneers, civic leaders and other contributors

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

Cultural

These honorees include architects, 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. ↑ Along with entrepreneur Barbara Foster-Henderson, Frenzel was a founder of the Walk of Stars. He is the author of one of the references. His star was sponsored by Mayor Ron Oden and the Palm Springs City Council.
  13. ↑ Earl was an executive with The Hoover Company and Miriam was a major contributor to the Center on Halsted in Chicago.
  14. ↑ and adopted son of Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming
  15. ↑ Spouses Jorja Curtright (deceased) and Alexandra Sheldon each have stars.

References

  1. ↑ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars". Palm Springs. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 9 10 11 12 13 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 11 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.
  5. ↑ Descant, Skip (May 22, 2017). "Why there will be no more additions to the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, for now". The Desert Sun . Palm Springs: USA Today Network. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Palm Springs Walk of the Stars".
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Mark (November 11, 1999). "Veterans shine once again". The Desert Sun . Palm Springs. p. B.1. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.(subscription required)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Johns, Howard (2004). Palm Springs Confidential: Playground of the Stars!. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. pp.  299. ISBN   978-1569802694. LCCN   2004041116. OCLC   54392060. LCC   PN2285 .J56 2004
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. ISBN   978-1479328598.
  10. 1 2 "Palm Springs Walk of Stars". PalmSprings.com.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Colacello, Bob; Jonathan Becker (photographs) (June 1999). "Palm Springs Weekends" (PDF). Vanity Fair : 192–211. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Frederick, John". Des Moines Register . January 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2012. Versatile John Frederick played countless roles in a long and varied acting career. He was born Frederick Stiffler on July 4, 1916, on a farm at Norwalk, the son of Maud and Fred Stiffler.
  13. ↑ "Palm Desert National Bank Elects Earl Greenburg To Board Of Directors", The Public Record. Desert Publication, Inc. Sharon Apfelbaum (2007)
  14. 1 2 Henderson, Moya; Palm Springs Historical Society (2009). Images of America: Palm Springs. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN   978-0738559827. LCCN   2008931760.
  15. ↑ Titus, Jack (2000). Jack's Palm Springs and Valley Cities Close Up. Palm Desert: Prickley Pear Publishing. p. 158. ISBN   978-0965492607. OCLC   39380310. ASIN   B0071FFFZ2
  16. ↑ Linn, Roberta; Meeks, Eric (2005). Not Now, Lord, I've Got Too Much to Do. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc. p. 152. ISBN   978-0595354344. OCLC   630175294.; Linn, Roberta; Meeks, Eric (2005). Champagne Lady. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc. ISBN   978-0595457588.
  17. ↑ Lui, Richard (November 5, 2016). "Ross Mathews gets a Star on Palm Springs Walk of Stars". The Desert Sun . USA Today Network. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 Wallace, David (2008). A City Comes Out. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade. p. 192. ISBN   978-1569803493. LCCN   2008022210. OCLC   209646547. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Dr. Andrew Ordon, Co-Host of the Emmy-Award Winning Series 'The Doctors', Honored on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars." Pediatrics Week. NewsRX. 2011
  20. ↑ Brass, Kevin (August 20, 2008). "Elvis Presley's Palm Springs home, 'Graceland West,' is for sale". New York Times: Great Homes and Destinations. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  21. ↑ Mitchell, Marilyn. "Del Shores He's sharing 'Sordid Confessions' on the road". Desert Entertainer. Palm Desert Entertainer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  22. ↑ Fessier, Bruce (March 15, 2012). "Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner share Palm Springs star as professional, personal couple". The Desert Sun . Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Fansource: Wagner Star". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Singer Dionne Warwick receives a star on Palm Springs Walk of Stars". November 30, 2021.
  25. ↑ Actress, Philanthropist Jane Wyman Dies. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  26. ↑ Adler, Dennis (September 20, 2010). "John Bianchi: An American Legend". American Rifleman. Retrieved April 10, 2012. John Bianchi was a soldier, a police officer, a competitive shooter and, of course, the world's foremost holster maker.
  27. ↑ City News Service (February 7, 2013). "Philanthropist Annette Bloch to receive star on Palm Springs Walk of Stars: Bloch established Cancer Care Center at the Desert AIDS Project". CBS 2 Local. Palm Springs: Gulf-California Broadcast Company. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. (spouse of Richard Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block.)
  28. 1 2 Bright, Marjorie Belle (1981). Nellie's Boardinghouse: a dual biography of Nellie Coffman and Palm Springs. Palm Springs, CA: ETC Pub. p. 247. LCC   F869 P18 C633 1981
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  30. ↑ Rumer, Anna (May 9, 2015). "Palm Springs pioneer honored on Walk of Stars". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs.
  31. ↑ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars". The Joey English Show. January 10, 2015.
  32. ↑ Library of Congress: American Folklife Center – Thomas M. Henry Collection
  33. ↑ "H. Earl Hoover". The New York Times. November 16, 1985 – via NYTimes.com.
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  35. ↑ "Ray Patencio, 60; led his tribe's fight for its sovereignty". Los Angeles Times . February 11, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2012. First elected to the tribal council at age 21, Patencio became an advocate for sovereignty. He fought for the tribe's right to freely build on its land, paving the way for commercial and residential real estate development – including lucrative casinos.
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  37. ↑ "José Sarria American drag performer and activist". Los Angeles Times . February 11, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2022. His activism paved the way for later successful campaigns by openly gay candidates such as Harvey Milk, who was elected to the Board of Supervisors 16 years after Sarria's bid.
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