Palm Springs Walk of Stars Sidewalk stars honoring Palm Springs area personalities
Stars on the Walk of Stars at the Village Green Heritage Center
This list is complete and up to date as of October 2015 .
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
Medal of Honor recipients
Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday.[ 7]
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.
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
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
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
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
Notes
^ 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
^ 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 .
^ "Palm Springs Walk of the Stars" .
^ 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 .
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