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Stars on the Walk of Stars at the Village Green Heritage Center
This list is complete and up to date as of November 2014.

The Palm Springs Walk of Stars is a walk of fame in downtown Palm Springs, California, where "Golden Palm Stars", honoring notable people who have lived in the greater Palm Springs area, are embedded in the sidewalk pavement. It covers portions of Palm Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, La Plaza Court and Museum Drive. Among those honored are Presidents of the United States, show business 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 

Honorees

Medal of Honor recipients

Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday.[5]

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Former Presidents

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

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Show business

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

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Pioneers and civic leaders

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

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Literary

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

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ Spouse of Tom Bosley
  2. ^ Spouse Sidney Sheldon has a star
  3. ^ With spouse Lezlie Anders
  4. ^ With life partner David Peet
  5. ^ Yolande Donlan and Val Guest were spouses
  6. ^ Mitchell is the author of one of the references. His listing in the reference was written by his wife, Marilyn Mitchell.
  7. ^ Monroe's Star was rededicated on June 1, 2012.
  8. ^ Talk show host for The Doctors
  9. ^ Spouse of Charles "Buddy" Rogers
  10. ^ Spouse of Mary Pickford
  11. ^ Alexandra Sheldon is the spouse of writer Sidney Sheldon who died in 2007.
  12. ^ Was once married to Louis Prima
  13. ^ Jerry Thorpe is the son of Richard Thorpe. They share the Star.
  14. ^ 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. Retrieved January 13, 2013 from HighBeam Research
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Earl was an executive with The Hoover Company and Miriam was a major contributor to the Center on Halsted in Chicago.
  17. ^ Arthur Newman is the brother of actor Paul Newman.
  18. ^ Mother of actress Jill St. John; founder of People Helping People USA
  19. ^ Has performed with The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
  20. ^ Listed as the "Dale and Terry Duo".
  21. ^ Adopted son of Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming
  22. ^ Spouse Sidney Sheldon has a star
  23. ^ Spouses Jorja Curtright (deceased) and Alexandra Sheldon each have stars.

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  3. ^ 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 Frenzel, Gerhard G. (1999). Portrait of the Stars. Palm Springs, CA: 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Mitchell, Marilyn (2011). Walking With The Stars. BearManor Media. p. 220. ISBN 978-1593936617. Marilyn 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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