Jul 27, 2021 · It's widely (but wrongly) assumed that actress Joanne Woodward was the first celebrity to have a star placed on the walk. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1957 feature "The Three Faces of Eve," Woodward was part of the Walk's original plan to induct all eight celebrities at the same time.

On February 8, 1960, the Hollywood Walk of Fame was officially opened with the placement of the first 8 brass and terrazzo stars in the famous sidewalk.

Nov 13, 2009 · On March 28, 1960, the first permanent star is laid in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at the intersection of Hollywood and Gower. It honors film producer and director Stanley Kramer.

The following list includes the names, locations, and categories of all the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The categories are motion pictures, television, recording, radio, live performance, and sports entertainment.

While Joanne Woodward is often singled out as the first person to receive a star on the Walk of Fame—possibly because she was the first to be photographed with it [11] —the original stars were installed as a continuous project, with no individual ceremonies. Woodward's name was one of eight drawn at random from the original 1,558 and ...

The first star to be laid in the new Walk was that of Stanley Kramer on March 28, 1960, near the intersection of Hollywood and Gower. By that fall, work had progressed far enough that it was decided to dedicate the Walk on November 23, 1960, …

May 24, 2023 · The first star to grace the actual walk belonged to Stanley Kramer, laid on March 28th, 1960. The project was finished in the spring of 1961, eight years after its inception. In total, an impressive 1,588 stars were laid upon the walk.

Jan 13, 2024 · On August 15, 1958, the public got a sneak peek with the unveiling of eight stars on Hollywood Boulevard at Highland Avenue, to create excitement and preview the attraction. The first eight...

Nov 25, 2020 · On March 28, 1960, film producer and director Stanley Kramer was the first honoree to have his star officially placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, close to the intersection of Hollywood and Gower, writes Walk of Fame.

The concept of the Hollywood Walk of Fame was first introduced in the 1950s as a means to honor notable personalities in the entertainment business. The idea was championed by E.M. Stuart, who proposed the creation of a ‘boulevard of stars’ to showcase the contributions of artists to the entertainment industry.