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]
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
[edit]Medal of Honor recipients
[edit]Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday.[7]
- HM1 Robert E. Bush, US Navy
- Maj. Gen. James Lewis Day, US Marine Corps
- Capt. William McGonagle, US Navy, awarded for heroism during the 1967 USS Liberty incident
- Col. Lewis Millett, US Army
- Col. Mitchell Paige, US Marine Corps
Former presidents
[edit]These former presidents of the United States lived in the Palm Springs area after their retirement.
Showbusiness
[edit]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.
- Chris Alcaide[8]: 188 [9]: 191
- Alexander family
- Richard Anderson
- Dane Andrew[10]
- Vic Armstrong[2]: 3
- William Asher
- Lauren Bacall
- Carroll Baker
- Kaye Ballard[9]: 377
- Malcolm Barbour
- Sir Alfred J. DiMora (luxury car manufacturer)
- Rona Barrett[4]: 37 [9]: 102
- Gene Barry[8]: 257 [9]: 313
- Ralph Bellamy
- Roberto Benigni
- Mr. Blackwell[8]: 22 [9]: 50
- Frank Bogert[11][9]: 67, 232, 240
- Cliff Bole
- Ray Bolger
- Ernest Borgnine
- Joyce Bulifant and Roger Perry
- Lynda Carter
- Lon Chaney Jr.
- Carol Channing[11][9]: 377
- Chevy Chase
- Cheeta, the Chimp
- Linda Christian[8]: 15
- Iron Eyes Cody
- John Conte
- Pierre Cossette
- Patrick Curtis[3]: 135
- Keisha D
- Michael Dante
- Kal David and Lauri Bono[4]: 63
- Beryl Davis[8]: 257
- Eddie Dean
- William "Bill" Demarest[8]: 256, 278 [9]: 336, 365
- Catherine Deneuve
- Kem Dibbs
- Marlene Dietrich
- Phyllis Diller
- Morton Downey Jr.
- Tom Dreesen
- Ellen Drew
- Denise DuBarry
- Wesley Eure
- Charlie Farrell[8]: 148 [9]: 32, 159
- Alice Faye
- Frank Ferrante
- Rhonda Fleming
- Peter Fonda
- The Four Freshmen
- Karrell Fox
- Kathy Garver
- Larry Gelbart[8]: 248 [9]: 325
- Harry W. Gerstad[8]: 277 [9]: 364
- Debbie Gibson
- Buddy Greco[nb 1][4]: 87
- Earl Greenburg[nb 2][12]
- Jimmy Greenspoon
- Kathy Griffin
- Merv Griffin[11]
- Harry Guardino[8]: 193 [13][9]: 233
- Val Guest[8]: 254 and[nb 3]
Yolande Donlan[8]: 255 [9]: 315 - Buddy Hackett
- Monte Hale
- Ron Hale
- Monty Hall[4]: 99
- George Hamilton[8]: 56, 79
- Phil Harris[14]
- Richard Harrison[2]: 57 [8]: 16, 151 [9]: 145
- Mary Hart
- Susan Hart
- Horace Heidt[8]: 109
- Bob Hope[11][9]: 39, 144, 151–52, 238, 245, 357
- Dolores Hope[11]
- Lena Horne[15]: 34 [9]: 122
- Clark Howard
- Huell Howser[9]: 234
- Rock Hudson[9]: 112
- Tab Hunter
- Betty Hutton[8]: 147, 249 [9]: 142, 328
- Leo Jaffe
- Dennis James
- Herb Jeffries
- Beverly Johnson
- Al Jolson[8]: 173 [9]: 178
- Charles "Buck" Jones[3]: 143
- Jack Jones
- James Earl Jones
- Sean Kanan
- KC and the Sunshine Band
- Howard Keel
- Ruby Keeler
- Burt Kennedy
- Udo Kier
- Dorothy Kloss
- Gail Kobe
- Art Laboe
- Alan Ladd[8]: 63 [9]: 74, 186, 213
- Sue Carol Ladd[8]: 111
- Frankie Laine
- Sue Ane Langdon
- Mario Lanza[8]: 80 [9]: 89
- Ruta Lee[4]: 119 [9]: 44, 114
- Andrea Leeds[8]: 85, 119 [9]: 131, 210
- Liberace[11]
- Hal Linden
- Roberta Linn[3]: 60 [16]
- Rich Little
- George Lopez
- Trini Lopez[4]: 127 [9]: 71
- Sophia Loren
- Carole Cook
- Pierce Lyden
- James MacArthur
- Gavin MacLeod
- Guy Madison[9]: 379
- Johnny Mann
- Harpo Marx[9]: 369
- Susan Fleming Marx
- Michael Masser[8]: 171 [9]: 165
- Ross Mathews[17]
- Dan McGrath
- Ann Miller[8]: 94 [9]: 119
- Whitey Mitchell[nb 4]
- Marilyn Monroe[11][nb 5]
- Montie Montana
- George Montgomery[8]: 165, 244 [9]: 73, 173, 284
- Gloria Monty
- Jan Murray
- George Nader[8]: 72 [18]: 90 [9]: 112
- Ricky Nelson
- Wayne Newton, Musician
- Leslie Nielsen
- Donald O'Connor[8]: 69 [9]: 103–104
- Andrew P. Ordon, M.D.[nb 6][19]
- William T. Orr
- Colonel Tom Parker[8]: 58 [9]: 105
- Charlie Pasarell
- "Papa" John Phillips[8]: 53 [9]: 128, 172
- Mary Pickford[nb 7][9]: 88
- Eileen ("Mike") and Robert ("Bob") Pollock[9]: 89
- Diana "Mousie" Powell (née Lewis)[9]: 129
- William Powell[8]: 65 [9]: 129
- Elvis Presley[20][9]: 19, 56, 75, 77, 105, 205
- Victoria Principal
- Frankie Randall
- Della Reese[9]: 220
- Debbie Reynolds[4]: 167 [9]: 49, 127, 318
- Jody Reynolds
- Buddy Rich[9]: 83
- The Ritz Brothers
- Pat Rizzo
- Charles "Buddy" Rogers[nb 8][9]: 88
- Ginger Rogers
- Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
- Mickey Rooney
- Sandler and Young[8]: 254
- John Schlesinger[18]: 146–49 [9]: 342
- Ettore Scola
- Randolph Scott
- Ken Seeley
- Dinah Shore[11][9]: 73, 173
- Del Shores[21]
- Ginny Simms[8]: 208, 261 [9]: 252, 321
- Barbara Sinatra[11][9]: 381
- Frank Sinatra[11][9]: 143, 381
- Frank Sinatra Jr.
- Nancy Sinatra
- Keely Smith[4]: 183 [9]: 158, 335 [nb 9]
- Elke Sommer
- Randy Sparks and The New Christy Minstrels
- Robert Stack[8]: 131, 236 [9]: 298
- Susan Stafford
- Connie Stevens[11]
- Larry Storch
- Alvin Taylor
- Elizabeth Taylor[9]: 117
- Judy Tenuta[citation needed]
- Ruth Terry
- Richard Thorpe[22][9]: 269 and[nb 10] Jerry Thorpe[8]: 265
- Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner[8]: 99 [23][9]: 121
- Bill Torrance
- Don Tosti[8]: 207 [9]: 249
- Jerry Vale
- Rudy Vallée[8]: 69 [9]: 20
- Mamie Van Doren
- Dick Van Patten
- Lisa Vanderpump
- Ken Venturi[nb 11]
- Russell Wade[3]: 127 [9]: 222, 252
- Lindsay Wagner[24]
- Fred Waring
- Dionne Warwick[25]
- Jerry Weintraub[8]: 240 [9]: 290
- Adam West
- Dan Westfall[10]
- Natalie Wood[8]: 231
- Jane Wyman[11][26][9]: 33, 117
- Loretta Young[11][9]: 271
Pioneers, civic leaders and other contributors
[edit]Early pioneers and other contributors to the community are also honored.
- William F. "Bill" Austin – founder of Starkey Laboratories and philanthropist[2]: 4
- John Bianchi – manufacturer of leather goods, National Guard Major General[27]
- Annette Bloch – philanthropist and author[28]
- Sonny Bono – comedian, singer, actor, former mayor, and congressman.[9]: 60, 278, 285, 299
- Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. – WBO and WBC boxing champion
- Michael Bush – 2007 NFL draft professional football player
- Pierre Cardin – fashion company
- Jim Casey – businessman
- Michael Costello – fashion designer
- Larry and Jo Ann Davis – civic leaders[29]
- Velma Wayne Dawson – puppet maker and puppeteer, donor to the College of the Desert
- Sir Alfred J. DiMora – luxury car manufacturer
- Arthur Elrod – designer
- Barbara Foster – civic leader and spouse of Mayor Foster[30]
- William "Bill" Foster – mayor of Palm Springs[3]: 85
- Helene Galen – philanthropist
- Melvin Haber – author and host
- Earl and Miriam Hoover – philanthropists[31][nb 12]
- Hugh M. Kaptur – Mid-Century modern architect[32]
- Al Lerner, banker and philanthropist
- Michael McCarthy – Merrill Lynch executive, AMEX and NYSE governor, community leader[2]: 89 [9]: 160
- Richard Milanovich – chairman of the Agua Caliente Band[3]: 164
- Albert T. Milauskas – ophthalmologist and philanthropist
- Raymond Moore – tennis player and ATP Tour developer[2]: 98
- Chester and Patricia Moorten – established the Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium[8]: 224
- Jim Murray – Los Angeles Times sportswriter, established the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation[33]
- Richard Neutra – architect
- Ron Oden – mayor of Palm Springs
- Arnold Palmer – golfer and restaurateur[9]: 380
- Charlie Pasarell – tennis player and director of the BNP Paribas Open
- George S. Patton – World War II general
- Darryl Ponicsan
- Jennette Rockefeller – socialite and former First Lady of Arkansas[11][34][9]: 133
- José Julio Sarria[35]
- Earle C. Strebe – businessman[3]: 1
- Sidney Williams
Literary
[edit]These honorees include authors, playwrights, screenwriters, singers, composers and musicians.
- Truman Capote – author[18]: 174–78 [36][9]: 158
- James Casey – philanthropist[37]
- Steve Chase – director of the Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability
- Carol Connors – singer, wrote lyrics to Rocky theme song "Gonna Fly Now"
- David Lee – cowriter and producer of The Jeffersons, Cheers, Wings and Frasier
- Bill Feingold – columnist
- Albert Frey – architect[8]: 124, 144
- Ruth Gibson – singer, songwriter, musician and talent agent[4]: 83
- R. C. Gorman – the "Picasso of Native American art"
- Harry Grey – creator of "'Noodles' Aaronson"
- Ted Grouya – musical composer[8]: 190 [9]: 232
- Lalo Guerrero – guitarist, songwriter and labor activist
- Earle Hagen – composer
- Moya and Joe Henderson – author (Moya)[14]
- A. Quincy Jones – architect
- Terri Ketover – Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
- Stanley Kramer – film director and producer
- William Krisel – architect[8]: 245
- Frederick Loewe – musical composer[38][9]: 24
- Andrew Neiderman – novelist[8]: 264
- Sidney Sheldon – author[8]: 55, 86 [9]: 94, 131–133 [nb 13]
- Julius Shulman – photographer
- Frank Sinatra Jr. – singer, songwriter and conductor
- Billy Steinberg – songwriter
- Ed Thrasher – photographer and art director[39]
- Dionne Warwick – musician
- Donald Wexler – architect[11]
- Paul R. Williams – architect[11]
- E. Stewart Williams – architect[11]
See also
[edit]- List of people from Palm Springs, California
- List of walks of fame
- List of mayors of Palm Springs, California
Notes
[edit]- ^ With spouse Lezlie Anders
- ^ With life partner David Peet
- ^ Yolande Donlan and Val Guest were spouses
- ^ Mitchell is the author of one of the references. His listing in the reference was written by his wife, Marilyn Mitchell.
- ^ Monroe's Star was rededicated on June 1, 2012.
- ^ Talk show host for The Doctors
- ^ Spouse of Charles "Buddy" Rogers
- ^ Spouse of Mary Pickford
- ^ Was once married to Louis Prima
- ^ Jerry Thorpe is the son of Richard Thorpe. They share the Star.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Earl was an executive with The Hoover Company and Miriam was a major contributor to the Center on Halsted in Chicago.
- ^ Spouses Jorja Curtright (deceased) and Alexandra Sheldon each have stars.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
- ^ 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 24 May 2017.
- ^ https://walkofthestars.com/past-honorees
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. ISBN 978-1479328598.
- ^ a b "Palm Springs Walk of Stars". PalmSprings.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Colacello, Bob; Jonathan Becker (photographs) (June 1999). "Palm Springs Weekends" (PDF). Vanity Fair: 192–211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
- ^ "Palm Desert National Bank Elects Earl Greenburg To Board Of Directors", The Public Record. Desert Publication, Inc. Sharon Apfelbaum (2007)
- ^ "Harry Guardino Biography (1925–1995)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ a b Henderson, Moya; Palm Springs Historical Society (2009). Images of America: Palm Springs. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-0738559827. LCCN 2008931760.
- ^ Titus, Jack (2000). Jack's Palm Springs and Valley Cities Close Up. Palm Desert: Prickley Pear Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-0965492607. OCLC 39380310.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mitchell, Marilyn. "Del Shores He's sharing 'Sordid Confessions' on the road". Desert Entertainer. Palm Desert Entertainer. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Richard Thorpe Biography (1896–1991)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ Fessier, Bruce (March 15, 2012). "Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner share Palm Springs star as professional, personal couple". The Desert Sun. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Fansource: Wagner Star". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ "Singer Dionne Warwick receives a star on Palm Springs Walk of Stars". 30 November 2021.
- ^ Actress, Philanthropist Jane Wyman Dies. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.)
- ^ "Remembering Sept. 11 on its 10th anniversary". Valley Community Newspapers. September 14, 2011.
- ^ Rumer, Anna (May 9, 2015). "Palm Springs pioneer honored on Walk of Stars". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs.
- ^ "H. Earl Hoover". The New York Times. November 16, 1985 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Palm Springs Modernism Week schedule announced". KESQ Television news. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Charity Register". digital-palmspringslife.com.
- ^ "The Life of Winthrop Rockefeller" wrfoundation.org Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, September 17, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Capote Ruled Guilty of Contempt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. October 20, 1970. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ Kleinschmidt, Janice (November 2009). "Making His Mark" Palm Springs Life.
- ^ "Frederick Loewe Biography (1901–1988)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (August 21, 2006). "Ed Thrasher, 74; Veteran Art Director Worked on Hundreds of Albums". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Bogert, Frank M. (2003). Palm Springs: First Hundred Years. Palm Springs: Palm Springs Library. p. 288. ISBN 978-0961872427. OCLC 17171891.
- Bogert, Frank M. (2006). View From the Saddle: Characters Who Crossed My Trail. Palm Springs: ETC Publications. pp. 232. ISBN 978-0882801582. OCLC 62110026. LCC F869.P18B65 2006
- Johns, Howard (2006). Hollywood Celebrity Playground. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. p. 320. ISBN 978-1569803035. LCCN 2006047650. OCLC 69104355.
- Turner, Mary L.; Turner, Cal A. (photographer) (2006) [1999]. Beautiful People of Palm Springs. Turner. p. 154. ISBN 978-1411634886. OCLC 704086361.
- Wenzell, Nicolette (January 2, 2016). "Palm Springs has rich history of celebs, architects". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Palm Springs Walk of Stars Chamber of Commerce – official website for Walk of Stars