Talk:Hollywood Walk of Fame
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According to The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame Website, the star for Jim Davis is for television. Now, I just changed the link for Jim Davis to the actor, not the guy who created Garfield. Can someone verify this? --Ricky81682 06:48, Nov 16, 2004 (UTC)
- according to IMDB Jim Davis, actor of the Dallas series, was awarded a star. Jim Davis creator of Garfield, does not have a star, so what you've done is correct. Rossrs 04:13, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Videogames
There's a Videogame equivelent somehwere in the States (possibly New York). I don't remember where it is or precisely what it's called so I can't add it as a Reference (or See Also) but is there anyone who does know what it is, where it is, and who can add it? I know it's fairly recent, having been launched within the past 8 months. --Squirminator2k 09:23, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
- I think you might be talking about the Walk of Game in Sam Francisco, if there's another one in New York...it probably isn't as notable Jarwulf 00:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Walk of Science
Maybe it's just me, but that should be done! And they should be just as famous... (There's nae justice...) 08:21, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
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- COUGH*Nobel Prize*COUGH* :) — RJH 19:51, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
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Speaking of "justice," where's the justice in spending hundreds of thousands (probably?) of dollars for security cameras to guard pieces of stone, when they won't do that for areas with high crime rates... or spend on their police departments? Dan 19:43, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
Hollywood Boulevard has been considered an area with a high crime rate in the last 35 years or so, due to the severity of the neighborhood's problems with homelessness, drug sales and prostitution, although that appears to be changing somewhat with the latest gentrification attempt actually showing signs of success.
[edit] Additional trivia
For many years there was a nonexistent person named Maurice Diller who had a star on the Walk of Fame. I don't know of any sources offhand but this was reported in the Los Angeles Times in the 1980s, after which the Chamber of Commerce removed the star.
Note: I removed this trivia reference as I believe this was a spelling error on Swedish director Mauritz Stiller's star that was corrected. - Ted Wilkes 13:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Removal of trivia
I removed the following entry as being irrelevent to this article:
- Tommy "Butch" Bond, whose career that spanned 65 years and 72 movies, portrayed "Butch" in the Little Rascals and cub reporter Jimmy Olsen in the original "Superman" movies in the 1940s, but died September 24, 2005, without a star.
What is the relevence of Mr. Bond not having a star? Even if he has been in show biz for a long time. A lot of people do not have stars that have been in show biz for a long time.
--Jvsett 01:37, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
I have removed the information about Tommy Bond's again. I am still trying to figure out why this should be on the page. Another actor Olin Howland was in movies for over 50 years. From 1918 until 1958, he appeared in over 200 roles in movies and television; but he is not on the Walk of Fame. 1. Should this be included? What about the fact Academy Award winner Tim Robbins (for Mystic River) does not have a star? Or Oscar winner Ruth Gordon for Rosemary's Baby; she was in films for 40 + years but doesn't have a star. I am sure there are other examples; but what does it add to say Mr. Bond doesn't have a star?
--Jvsett 18:46, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
Tommy Bond is still there under trivia. It is hard to see how it can be anything more than POV. Even a well argued, inclusive, POV is still POV. There needs to be some objective fact, not simply a personal belief, even a justified one, to list. - Matthew238 08:33, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Removing "world walk of fame" link
It features one non-notable person. PRRfan 18:29, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for catching that. The purpose seems to have been to get people to use their purchasing service in order to appear, briefly, on their "wall". The link was also spammed to a number of unrelated articles. -Will Beback 22:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Images
The stars are very similar in appearance, with only an icon to designate the field the subject is recognized for. Therefore, I don't see the purpose of having multiple images of the stars. Any thoughts? -Will Beback 21:16, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Direction of the stars
Is there a documented reason somewhere as to why the stars do not face a uniform direction? I think that would be pertinent information for this article.
[edit] A new star for a seasoned actor
18:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)MozzelleLawrence Fishburne is one of my favorite actors. He has been in the business for many years. Cornbread, Earl and me is one of my favorite films and it showcased his talent in so many ways. Does he have a star on the walk of fame? If so, where can it be found?Mozzelle 18:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Confusing sentence
"The stars of Jimmy Stewart and Kirk Douglas, which had been removed during a construction project, were stolen from the site on Vine Street." As it stands the removal due to construction has nothing to do with the incident. Can someone clarify that? Xiner 01:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
