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Do not fill this in! ===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 β 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 LumiΓ¨re]] ("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 β 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, 1952β1958|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 β 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 β Larry King|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2024-01-27}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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