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* Walk of Fame 28 images Created 4 Oct 2019

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an 18-block series of sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood. It serves as a permanent public monument to achievement in the entertainment industry. More than 2,400 terrazzo and brass stars are embedded at 6-foot intervals over a combined 1.7 miles. The stars bear the names of actors, musicians, directors, producers, theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others recognized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions.

The Walk is maintained by the Hollywood Historic Trust. It runs 1.3 miles east to west on Hollywood Blvd from North Gower to North La Brea, including a short segment of Marshfield Way that slices diagonally between Hollywood and La Brea, and 0.4 miles north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Blvd.

Implemented in 1958 and officially dedicated in 1960, there are over 2,400 stars to date. There are four categories of recognition: motion picture, television, recording, and radio. Participants may be honored in multiple categories. Each installation consists of a coral-pink terrazzo star rimmed with brass, inlaid into a charcoal colored terrazzo background. In the upper portion of the pink star field, the name of the honoree is inlaid in brass block letters. Below the inscription, in the lower half of the star field, a round inlaid brass emblem indicates the category of the honoree's contributions. The Walk of Fame is an Historic Cultural Monument.

The 28 images in this gallery are our most popular and requested Walk of Fame images. The three galleries on this site contain almost 300 photographs showing the Walk’s history between 1958-2011. For many more, please go to:

https://hollywoodphotographs.photoshelter.com/gallery/Walk-of-Fame-1960-2005/G0000126Pcb4gCKI/

https://hollywoodphotographs.photoshelter.com/gallery/Walk-of-Fame-2006-2012/G0000iTODuKFr750/
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  • 1958 Dorothy Malone and Preston Foster with Hollywood civic leaders during the 1st  Walk of Fame construction/installation ceremony at Hollywood Blvd. & Highland Ave.
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  • September 1958 Joanne Woodward, CE Toberman and Harry Sugarman pose during the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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  • February 8, 1960 Ernest Debs, Harry Sugarman, Francis Bushman, E.M. Stuart, Gigi Pereau, Charles Colburn and Linda Darnell during the official Walk of Fame groundbreaking ceremony
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  • 1960 David Torrence's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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  • 1960 Jayne Mansfield's Walk of Fame ceremony, pictured with her son Mickey "Miklos" Hargarity Jr. and her mother Vera Jeffrey Palmer Peers
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  • 1960 Jayne Mansfield at the contract signing ceremony for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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  • 1961 Marguerite Chapman's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1974 Merv Griffin's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • May 21, 1975 Carol Burnett at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1975 Elton John's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1977 Carol Channing's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1979 Fleetwood Mac's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1979 Aretha Franklin's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1980 Hugh Hefner's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1980 The Beach Boys Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1981 Ray Charles' Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1983 Iron Eyes Cody's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1983 Joan Collins' Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1984 Michael Jackson's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1984 Dolly Parton's Walk of Fame ceremony with Sylvester Stallone
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  • 1984 Sidney Poitier holds the plaque during Dorothy Dandridge's posthumous Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1985 Billy Dee Williams' Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1986 Tom Cruise's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1986 Tina Turner's Walk of Fame ceremony with Mayor Tom Bradley
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  • 1986 George Takei's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1987 Smokey Robinson's Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • Diana Ross' Walk of Fame ceremony
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  • 1987 Robert Wagner at Natalie Woods' posthumous Walk of Fame ceremony
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