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James Cameron Gets His Star
James Cameron
Gets His Star
Why would astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? The Hollywood Walk of Fame isn't just for people in the entertainment industry. It's for people who made significant contributions to the industry. When the Apollo 11 crew got their stars, they received them for their contribution to television, but the emblem was different from the standard TV-set-with-rabbit-ears; their names are embedded in identical moons at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. On this date in 1960, Joanne Woodward became the first performer to receive a star on the Walk of Fame. Last night, drummer Ringo Starr got his own star, No. 2,401 and the first of the Walk of Fame's next half century. Luminaries like Drew Barrymore and four of her ancestors (John, Ethel, John Drew and Lionel), the Harlem Globetrotters, and three Turners — Lana, Ted and Tina — have all received stars. Then there are the nonhuman entertainers, like Big Bird, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, Lassie, Bugs Bunny and The Simpsons. Gene Autry is the only person with five stars — one for each category — on the Walk of Fame.
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