Hollywood Walk of Fame

==Unique and unusual==
Sixteen stars are identified with a one-word [[stage name]] (e.g., [[Liberace]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Roseanne Barr|Roseanne]], and [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]). [[Clayton Moore]] is so inextricably linked with his [[Lone Ranger]] character, even though he played other roles during his career, that he is one of only two actors to have his character's name alongside his own on his star. The other is [[Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou|Tommy Riggs]], whose star references his Betty Lou character.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/tommy-riggs/|title=Tommy Riggs|newspaper=LA Times|accessdate=2024-01-24}}</ref> The largest group of individuals represented by a single star is the estimated 122 adults and 12 children<ref>{{cite web|author=Brillhart, Ivan|url=http://www.kansasoz.com/infomunchkins.htm |title=The 'MGM' Munchkin's|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011060510/http://www.kansasoz.com/infomunchkins.htm|archivedate=October 11, 2007|publisher=kansasoz.com}}</ref> collectively known as the [[Munchkin]]s, from the landmark 1939 film ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.

[[File:HarrisonFordHWoFOct10.jpg|thumb|[[Harrison Ford]]'s star, presented to the actor in 2003. The [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|silent film actor of the same name]] has an identical star in a different location on Hollywood Boulevard]]

Two pairs of stars share identical names representing different people. There are two [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]] stars, honoring the silent film actor (at 6665 Hollywood Boulevard),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/harrison-ford-silent-film-actor/|title=Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|date=October 25, 2019 |accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}</ref> and [[Harrison Ford|the present-day actor]] (in front of the [[Dolby Theatre]] at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/harrison-ford/|title=Harrison Ford|date=October 25, 2019 |accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}</ref> Two [[Michael Jackson]] stars represent the [[Michael Jackson|pop singer]] (at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/michael-jackson/|title=Michael Jackson|date=October 25, 2019 |accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}</ref> and the [[Michael Jackson (radio commentator)|radio personality]] (at 1597 Vine Street).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/michael-jackson-radio/|title=Michael Jackson (radio)|date=October 25, 2019 | accessdate=2024-01-25|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}</ref>

[[Westmore family|The Westmores]] received the first star honoring contributions in [[Theatrical makeup|theatrical make-up]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Other make-up artists on the walk are [[Max Factor Sr.|Max Factor]], [[John Chambers (make-up artist)|John Chambers]] and [[Rick Baker]]. Three stars recognize experts in [[special effect]]s: [[Ray Harryhausen]], [[Dennis Muren]], and [[Stan Winston]]. Only two [[costume design]]ers have received a star: eight-time Academy Award Winner [[Edith Head]], and the first African-American to win an Oscar for costume design, [[Ruth E. Carter]].

[[Sidney Sheldon]] is one of two novelists with a star, which he earned for writing screenplays for such films as ''[[The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer]]'' (1947) before becoming a novelist.<ref>Koerner, Brendan I. (November 18, 2003). [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2003/11/who_gave_britney_a_hollywood_star.html <!--was http://www.slate.com/id/2091382--> "Who Gave Britney a Hollywood Star?"]. [[Slate.com]]. Retrieved 2010-05-31.<!--archive.org has it, no worries--></ref> The other is [[Ray Bradbury]], whose books and stories have formed the basis of dozens of movies and television programs over a nearly 60-year period.<ref>Weist, Jerry. ''Bradbury, an Illustrated Life: A Journey to Far Metaphor''. New York: Morrow, 2002; {{ISBN|0-06-001182-3}}.</ref>

Nine [[inventor]]s have stars on the Walk: [[George Eastman]], inventor of roll film;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/george-eastman/|title=George Eastman|date=October 25, 2019 |publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|accessdate=2024-01-25}}</ref> [[Thomas Edison]], inventor of the first true film projector and holder of numerous patents related to motion-picture technology;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/thomas-a-edison/|title=Thomas A. Edison|date=October 25, 2019 |publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|accessdate=2024-01-25}}</ref> [[Lee de Forest]], inventor of the [[triode|triode vacuum tube]], which played an important role in the development of radio and television broadcasts,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-de-Forest|title=Lee de Forest|publisher=Britannica|accessdate=2024-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkoffame.com/lee-de-forest/|title=Lee de Forest|date=October 25, 2019 |publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|accessdate=2024-01-25}}</ref> and [[Phonofilm]], which made sound films possible; [[Herbert Kalmus]], inventor of [[Technicolor]]; [[Auguste and Louis Lumière]], inventors of important components of the motion picture camera; [[Mark Serrurier]], inventor of the technology used for film editing; [[Hedy Lamarr]], co-inventor of a [[Frequency-hopping spread spectrum|frequency-hopping]] radio guidance system that was a precursor to [[Wi-Fi]] networks and [[cellular telephone]] systems;<ref name="Lamarr">{{cite web|last=Braun|first=Hans-Joachim|date=Spring 1997|url=http://americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1997/4/1997_4_10.shtml|title=Advanced Weaponry of the Stars|work=Invention & Technology|volume=12|issue=4|publisher=AmericanHeritage.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314161122/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1997/4/1997_4_10.shtml|archive-date=March 14, 2011|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><!--replaced this derivative source:[http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html "Female Inventors – Hedy Lamarr"]. ''inventions.org''; Inventors Assistance League.--> and [[Ray Dolby]], co-developer of the first [[Quadruplex videotape|video tape recorder]] and inventor of the [[Dolby noise-reduction system]].

A few star recipients moved on after their entertainment careers to political notability. Two [[Presidents of the United States]], [[Ronald Reagan]] (40th President) and [[Donald Trump]] (45th President), have stars on the Walk. Reagan is also one of two [[Governor of California|Governors of California]] with a star; the other is [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].<ref>Warner, GA (October 28, 2010): Ronald Reagan sites in Southern California. [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/reagan-273317-california-president.html Orange County Register archive]. Retrieved March 21, 2013</ref> One [[U.S. senator]] ([[George Murphy]]) and two members of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] ([[Helen Gahagan Douglas|Helen Gahagan]] and [[Sonny Bono]]) have stars. [[Ignacy Jan Paderewski|Ignacy Paderewski]], who served as Prime Minister of Poland between the World Wars, is the only European [[head of government]] represented. Film and stage actor [[Albert Dekker]] served one term in the [[California State Assembly]] during the 1940s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Autopsy Performed on Actor Albert Dekker|date=May 7, 1968|work=Los Angeles Times|page=19}}</ref><ref name="hare">{{cite book|last=Hare|first=William|title=L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels|year=2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3740-5|page=143}}</ref>

On its 50th anniversary in 2005, [[Disneyland]] received a star near Disney's Soda Fountain on Hollywood Boulevard. Stars for commercial organizations are only considered for those with a Hollywood show business connection of at least 50 years' duration. While not technically part of the Walk itself (a city ordinance prohibits placing corporate names on sidewalks), the star was installed adjacent to it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disneyland to get star treatment|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2005/jul/13/entertainment/et-walkfame13|website=L.A. Times|date=July 13, 2005|access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

There are three dogs represented on the walk, [[Lassie]], [[Rin Tin Tin]], and [[Strongheart]].

[[Charlie Chaplin]] is the only honoree to be selected twice for the same star on the Walk. He was unanimously voted into the initial group of 500 in 1956, but the Selection Committee ultimately excluded him, ostensibly due to questions regarding his morals (he had been charged with violating the [[Mann Act]]—and exonerated—during the [[Sexual slavery#White slavery|White Slavery]] hysteria of the 1940s),<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-b9sDwAAQBAJ|title=Hollywood Lawyer: The Jerry Giesler Story|pages=169|author=Jerry Giesler, Pete Martin|year=2018|publisher=Pickle Partners Publishing|isbn=9781789122541}}</ref> but more likely due to his left-leaning political views.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/23/newsid_3055000/3055581.stm "On This Day: September 23, 1952: Charlie Chaplin Comes Home"]. BBC. Retrieved May 31, 2010.</ref> The rebuke prompted an unsuccessful lawsuit by his son, Charles Chaplin Jr. Chaplin's star was finally added to the Walk in 1972, the same year he received his [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref name="LATimesWhy"/> Even then, 16 years later, the Chamber of Commerce received angry letters from across the country protesting its decision to include him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shuit|first=Doug|date=April 9, 1972|title=Bitterness Survives 20 Years – They Haven't Given Up – Letter Writers Assail Chaplin|page=B2|newspaper=Los Angeles Times (archive)|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/156973192.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr%209,%201972&author=&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=|access-date=August 31, 2010}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The committee's Chaplin difficulties reportedly contributed to its decision in 1978 against awarding a star to [[Paul Robeson]], the controversial opera singer, actor, athlete, writer, lawyer, and social activist.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thomson|first=David|url=https://archive.org/details/wholeequationhi00thom/page/164|title=The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood|publisher=Vintage|year=2006|isbn=0-375-70154-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/wholeequationhi00thom/page/164 164–5]}}</ref> The resulting outcry from the entertainment industry, civic circles, local and national politicians, and many other quarters was so intense that the decision was reversed and Robeson was awarded a star in 1979.<ref name="Qualles">{{cite magazine|last=Qualles|first=Paris H.|date=August–September 1979|title=What Price a Star? Robeson vs. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RojdPXqpnC4C&pg=PA297|magazine=[[The Crisis]]|access-date=June 9, 2010|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref name="Jet78">{{cite magazine|date=August 24, 1978|title=Paul Robeson Gets a Star|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=578DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58|magazine=[[Jet Magazine]]|volume=54|issue=23|page=58|access-date=June 9, 2010|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref name="Jet79">{{cite magazine|date=May 3, 1979|title=At Long Last Hollywood Implants Robeson Star|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60|magazine=[[Jet Magazine]]|volume=56|issue=7|page=60|access-date=June 9, 2010|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

===Fictional characters===
{{Main|List of fictional characters with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame}}

[[File:Topolino Walk of fame.jpg|thumb|right|alt=closeup of Mickey Mouse star, showing title and Motion Picture emblem|Mickey Mouse's star was the first awarded to an animated character.]]

In 1978, in honor of his 50th anniversary, [[Mickey Mouse]] became the first animated character to receive a star, and nearly twenty more followed over the next decades. Other fictional characters on the Walk include the Munchkins, the ''[[kaiju]]'' [[Godzilla]], the live-action dog named [[Lassie]], [[Pee-wee Herman|Pee-Wee Herman]] as portrayed by [[Paul Reubens]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walkoffame.com/pee-wee-herman|title=Pee-wee Herman {{!}} Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=www.walkoffame.com|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> animated film characters such as [[Shrek (character)|Shrek]] and [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], and animated television characters including [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] and the [[Rugrats]].

[[Jim Henson]] is one of four puppeteers to have a star, but also has a further three stars dedicated to his creations: one for [[The Muppets]] as a whole, one for [[Kermit the Frog]] and one for [[Big Bird]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Heffley|first1=Lynn|last2=Oliver|first2=Myrna|date=1990-05-17|title=Jim Henson|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jim-henson/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506163558/https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jim-henson/index.html|archive-date=2022-05-06|access-date=2022-05-06|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Big Bird|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/big-bird/|access-date=2022-05-06|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kermit the Frog|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/kermit-the-frog/|access-date=2022-05-06|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en}}</ref>

===Errors===
In 2010, [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]' star was constructed with the name "Julia Luis Dreyfus".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/julia-louis-dreyfus-honored-on-walk-of-fame-with-a-typo_article_31933 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508065548/http://www.accesshollywood.com/julia-louis-dreyfus-honored-on-walk-of-fame-with-a-typo_article_31933|archivedate=2010-05-08|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Honored on walk of fame with a typo|publisher=Access Hollywood|date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> The actress was reportedly amused, and the error was corrected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/04/welcome-to-the-hollywood-walk-of-oops/?hpt=C2|title=Welcome to the Hollywood Walk of ... oops!|author=Daniel, David|date=May 4, 2010|work=CNN|access-date=May 4, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506031049/https://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/04/welcome-to-the-hollywood-walk-of-oops/|archivedate=2010-05-06}}</ref> A similar mistake was made on [[Dick Van Dyke]]'s star in 1993 ("Vandyke"), and rectified.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notorious Spelling Mistakes: Famous Mashed Words|date=May 7, 2010|publisher=AOLnews.com|first=Chris|last=Epting|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2010/05/07/notorious-spelling-mistakes-famous-mashed-words|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130054044/http://www.aolnews.com/2010/05/07/notorious-spelling-mistakes-famous-mashed-words|archive-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref><!--better source--> Film and television actor [[Don Haggerty]]'s star originally displayed the first name "Dan". The mistake was fixed, but years later the television actor [[Dan Haggerty]] (of ''[[The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams|Grizzly Adams]]'' fame, no relation to Don) also received a star. The confusion eventually sprouted an [[urban legend]] that Dan Haggerty was the only honoree to have a star removed from the Walk of Fame.<ref>Davidson, Bill (June 11, 1977). [http://www.grizzlyadams.net/images/stories/articles/grizzlyarticle1.pdf "Bozo and Dan are an Item!"] (PDF). {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402202505/http://www.grizzlyadams.net/images/stories/articles/grizzlyarticle1.pdf|date=April 2, 2013}}. ''[[TV Guide]]'', p. 24. Retrieved June 15, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/don-haggerty/ "Don Haggerty"]. ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved July 29, 2010.</ref> For 28 years, the star intended to honor [[Mauritz Stiller]], the Helsinki-born pioneer of Swedish film who brought [[Greta Garbo]] to the United States, read "Maurice Diller", possibly due to mistranscription of verbal dictation. The star was finally remade with the correct name in 1988.<ref name="stiller">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hollywood-walk-of-fame6-2010feb06-pictures,0,3869071.photogallery?index=la-walk-of-fame1988_kxcf63nc |title=The Hollywood Walk of Fame : A brief history in photos, #6, Mauritz Stiller|work=Los Angeles Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813103522/https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hollywood-walk-of-fame6-2010feb06-pictures,0,3869071.photogallery?index=la-walk-of-fame1988_kxcf63nc|archivedate=2012-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Harvey |date=April 15, 1988|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-15/local/me-1498_1_mauritz-stiller |title=The 28-year mistake|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2024-01-27}}</ref>

[[File:Monty Woolley star HWF.JPG|thumb|left|alt=Monty Woolley's star, showing a "TV" emblem, even though his category is "Motion Pictures"|"Motion Picture" category, "TV" emblem]]

Four stars remain misspelled: the opera star [[Lotte Lehmann]] (spelled "Lottie");<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/lotte-lehmann "Hollywood Star Walk – Lotte Lehmann"]. ''Los Angeles Times.'' Retrieved May 31, 2010.</ref> ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' creator, director, and producer and [[Cinerama]] pioneer [[Merian C. Cooper]] ("Meriam");<ref>{{cite web|last=Arnold|first=Marvin|url=http://www.storydomain.com/airplane/mcooperk.htm|title=Pilot of the Plane that Killed King Kong|work=Story Domain|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827193320/http://www.storydomain.com/airplane/mcooperk.htm|archive-date=August 27, 2008|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> cinematography pioneer [[Auguste Lumière]] ("August");<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/auguste-lumiere/ |title=Auguste Lumiere|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2024-01-27}}</ref> and radio comedienne [[Mary Livingstone]] ("Livingston").<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mary Livingstone|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/mary-livingstone/|access-date=March 16, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times Starwalk Project}}</ref>

[[Monty Woolley]], the veteran film and stage actor best known for [[The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film)|''The Man Who Came to Dinner'']] (1942) and the line "Time flies when you're having fun", is officially listed in the motion picture category,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkoffame.com/monty-woolley|title=Monty Woolley|work=Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=October 25, 2019|publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce}} ''Note: Official category is ''Motion Pictures'' but his star bears the television emblem.''</ref> but his star on the Walk of Fame bears the television emblem.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/monty-wooley|title=Hollywood Star Walk – Monty Woolley|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> Woolley did appear on the small screen late in his career, but his TV contributions were eclipsed by his extensive stage, film, and radio work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LyILAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c1IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6708,3397570&dq=monty+woolley+dies&hl=en |title=Monty Woolley Dies|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|date=May 7, 1963}} via Google News</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Hawes, William|year=2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0pQKmPSfHCQC&pg=PA23 |title=Filmed television drama, 1952–1958|publisher= [[McFarland & Company]] |pages=23|isbn=978-0-7864-1132-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FnYuAAAAIBAJ&pg=4433,1703587&dq=monty+woolley+dinner&hl=en|title=Monty Woolley to Appear in a Series of Television Films|newspaper=[[Schenectady Gazette]]|location=NY|date= July 11, 1953|page=8|via=[[Google News]]}}</ref> Similarly, the star of film actress [[Carmen Miranda]] bears the TV emblem,<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood Star Walk – Carmen Miranda|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 1, 2011|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/carmen-miranda}}</ref> although her official category is motion pictures.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carmen Miranda|work=Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=October 25, 2019|publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|url=http://walkoffame.com/carmen-miranda}}</ref> Radio and television talk show host [[Larry King]] is officially a television honoree,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkoffame.com/larry-king|title= Larry King|date= October 25, 2019|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|accessdate=2024-01-27}}</ref> but his star displays a film camera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/larry-king/ |title=Hollywood Star Walk – Larry King|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2024-01-27}}</ref>
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