Palm Springs Walk of Stars
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The Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California, are portions of Palm Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, La Plaza Court and Museum Drive where "Golden Palm Stars" are embedded in the sidewalk pavement. The stars render homage to show business personalities, literary figures (authors, playwrights, screen writers), pioneers and civic leaders (early settlers, tribal leaders, civic personalities), humanitarians, Palm Springs International Film Festival special honorees, and Medal of Honor recipients who lived in the greater Palm Springs area.[1][2]
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[edit] Honorees
[edit] Medal of Honor recipients
Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday.[3]
- HM1 Robert E. Bush, US Navy
- Maj. Gen. James Lewis Day, US Marine Corps
- Capt. William McGonagle, US Navy
- Col. Lewis Millett, US Army
- Col. Mitchell Paige, US Marine Corps
[edit] Former Presidents
[edit] Show business
These honorees include actors, performers, directors and cinematographers of stage, radio, film, and television.
- Chris Alcaide
- Richard Anderson
- Vic Armstrong
- William Asher
- Lauren Bacall
- Carroll Baker
- Kaye Ballard
- Malcolm Barbour
- Rona Barrett
- Gene Barry
- Ralph Bellamy
- Roberto Benigni
- Mr. Blackwell
- Frank Bogert
- Cliff Bole
- Ray Bolger
- Sonny Bono
- Ernest Borgnine
- Patricia Carr-Bosley
- Lon Chaney, Jr.
- Carol Channing
- Chevy Chase
- Cheeta the Chimp
- Linda Christian
- Iron Eyes Cody
- Nathan Cohen
- John Conte
- Pierre Cossette
- Michael Dante
- Kal David[4]
- Beryl Davis
- Eddie Dean
- William "Bill" Demarest
- Catherine Deneuve
- Marlene Dietrich
- Phyllis Diller
- Yolande Donlan[5]
- Morton Downey, Jr.
- Tom Dreesen
- Ellen Drew
- Denise DuBarry
- Wesley Eure
- Charlie Farrell
- Alice Faye
- Rhonda Fleming
- Peter Fonda
- Karrell Fox
- Kathy Garver
- Larry Gelbart
- Harry Gerstad
- William Glenn
- Earl Greenburg[6]
- Jimmy Greenspoon
- Buddy Greco[7]
- Kathy Griffin
- Merv Griffin
- Harry Guardino
- Val Guest[8]
- Buddy Hackett
- Monte Hale
- Monty Hall
- George Hamilton
- Phil Harris
- Susan Hart
- Horace Heidt
- Bob Hope
- Dolores Hope
- Clark Howard
- Rock Hudson
- Tab Hunter
- Leo Jaffe
- Dennis James
- Herb Jeffries
- Al Jolson
- Jack Jones
- James Earl Jones
- Howard Keel
- Ruby Keeler
- Burt Kennedy
- Dorothy Kloss
- Gail Kobe
- Art Laboe
- Alan Ladd
- Sue Carol Ladd
- Frankie Laine
- Sue Ane Langdon
- Mario Lanza
- Ruta Lee
- Andrea Leeds
- Al Lerner
- Liberace
- Hal Linden
- Rich Little
- Trini Lopez
- Sophia Loren
- Pierce Lyden
- James MacArthur
- Guy Madison
- Johnny Mann
- Harpo Marx
- Susan Fleming Marx
- Michael Masser
- Dan McGrath
- Ann Miller
- Whitey Mitchell
- Marilyn Monroe
- Montie Montana
- George Montgomery
- Gloria Monty
- George Nader
- Andrew Neiderman
- Ricky Nelson
- Leslie Nielsen
- Donald O'Connor
- Andrew P. Ordon, M.D.[9]
- William T. Orr
- Col. Tom Parker
- Charles Pasarell
- "Papa" John Phillips
- Mary Pickford
- Diana "Mousie" Powell (née Lewis)
- William Powell
- Elvis Presley
- Victoria Principal
- Frankie Randall
- Line Renaud
- Debbie Reynolds
- Jody Reynolds
- The Ritz Brothers
- Charles "Buddy" Rogers
- Ginger Rogers
- Roy Rogers and
Dale Evans - Mickey Rooney
- Sandler and Young
- John Schlesinger
- Ettore Scola
- Randolph Scott
- Ken Seeley[10]
- Dinah Shore
- Ginny Simms
- Barbara Sinatra
- Frank Sinatra
- Nancy Sinatra
- Keely Smith
- Elke Sommer
- Randy Sparks and
The New Christy Minstrels - Robert Stack
- Susan Stafford
- Connie Stevens
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Jerry Thorpe[11]
- Richard Thorpe[11]
- Bill Torrance
- Don Tosti
- Jerry Vale
- Rudy Vallee
- Mamie Van Doren
- Dick Van Patten
- Ken Venturi
- Fred Waring
- Jerry Weintraub
- Adam West
- Natalie Wood
- Loretta Young
[edit] Pioneers and civic leaders
- Jeannette Banoczi – founder of symphony
- Borko B. Djordjevic, M.D. – physician
- Harry Coffman, M.D. – pioneer physician
- Nellie Coffman – community pioneer
- Velma Wayne Dawson – puppet maker and puppeteer, donor to the College of the Desert
- Patty Delgado Elliott – businesswoman and community leader
- Sir Alfred J. DiMora – luxury car manufacturer
- Melvin Haber – author and host
- Chuck and Gayle Hodges – patrons of opera
- Milton W. Jones – publisher
- Pearl McCallum McManus – pioneer and community developer
- Richard Milanovich – Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band
- Chester Moorten and Paricia Moorten – established the Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium in Palm Springs
- Ron Oden – mayor of Palm Springs
- Charlie Pasarell – tennis player and director of the BNP Paribas Open
- Flora Agnes Patencio – Cahuilla Indian elder
- Ray Leonard Patencio – Cahuilla Indian leader
- Peter Silva – Cahuilla Tribal Chairman
- Frederick Sleight – Executive Director, Palm Springs Art Museum
- Mark V. Sofonio, M.D. – physician
- Earle C. Strebe – businessman
[edit] Literary
These honorees include authors, playwrights and screenwriters.
- “JR” “PR” and Sharie Hatchett Bohlman – artists
- Michael Childers – photographer
- Albert Frey – architect
- R. C. Gorman – artist
- Harry "Noodles" Grey – creator of "'Noodles' Aaronson"
- Ted Grouya – musical composer
- Lalo Guerrero – guitarist and song writer
- Earle Hagen – composer
- Murray Korda – violin virtuoso
- William Krisel – architect
- Frederick Loewe – musical composer
- Sidney Sheldon – author
- Julius Shulman – photographer
- Billy Steinberg – songwriter
- Ed Thrasher – photographer and art director
- Donald Wexler – architect
- E. Stewart Williams – architect
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated
- ^ Mitchell, Gordon "Whitey" (2006). Star Walk: A Guide to the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Palm Springs, California: Hall/Sloane. pp. 138. ASIN 0963868349. ISBN 978-0-9638683-4-3.
- ^ Armstrong, Mark (November 11, 1999). "Veterans shine once again". The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California): p. B.1. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mydesert/access/2452686791.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+11%2C+1999&author=Mark+Armstrong&pub=The+Desert+Sun&edition=&startpage=B.1&desc=Veterans+shine+once+again. Retrieved February 28, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ With spouse, vocalist Lauri Bono
- ^ With spouse Val Guest
- ^ With life partner David Peet
- ^ With spouse Lezlie Anders
- ^ With spouse Yolande Donlan
- ^ Talk show host for The Doctors
- ^ With spouses Jorja Curtright and Alexandra Sheldon
- ^ a b Jerry Thorpe is the son of Richard Thorpe. They share the Star.
[edit] External links
- Palm Springs Walk of Stars official website
