Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood CA

We spent Sunday afternoon walking the entire Hollywood Walk of Fame. The stars are given for five categories: Radio, Motion Pictures, Recording, Television and Live Performance.
Not much explanation for most of the stars here.
Our 40th President Ronald Reagan was a movie star in the 1940s and 1950s before he turned to politics and won election as Governor of California, and later, President of the United States.
Our 45th president Donald Trump has been in the public eye since the 1980s. He also had one of the most successful reality shows in TV history with The Apprentice. He was elected president in 2016 and had one of the most productive terms in history.
Gene Autry is the only person who has been honored with a star in all five categories.
Bob Hope was named Hollywood’s Citizen of the Century.
MJ’s favorite
My favorite
Perry Mason
TCL Chinese Theater, formerly Grauman’s Chinese Theater, site of many movie premieres through the years. It is also known for it sidewalk of footprints and signatures. This was a much bigger deal back in the 1940s-1950s and 1960s than now.
Jack Benny 1941
Red Skelton 1942
Jimmy Stewart 1948
John Wayne 1950. This was the subject of one of the more famous episodes of “I Love Lucy.”
Marilyn Monroe 1953
Photo of Marilyn Monroe signing the slab in the previous picture above.
Jack Nicholson 1974
John Travolta 1980
The Star Trek cast 1991
The famous Capitol Records building
Looking up at the front of Capitol Records
The famous intersection Hollywood & Vine
Hollywood Hard Rock Cafe
Looking down Hollywood Boulevard
The Roosevelt Hotel hosted the very first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.
El Capitan Theater has also hosted many movie premieres.
People are lined up outside The Pantages Theater to see the re-launch of The Lion King Broadway production.
We had dinner at Musso & Frank Grill, the oldest restaurant in Hollywood.
The Original Fettucine Alfredo: Silent film stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford were frequent guests at Musso’s. While on their honeymoon in Rome, they dined at Alfredo’s restaurant and after tasting the Fettucine Alfredo, they begged Alfredo for the recipe. He declined them. The next night the newlyweds again dined at Alfredo’s and presented a golden fork and spoon to Alfredo. This time they got the recipe and brought it back to Hollywood. They asked Musso’s chef, Jean Rue, to make the dish. He often prepared it specially for the famous couple, but the dish was never added to the menu. We now proudly serve the ORIGINAL Fettucine Alfredo as prepared for Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.
Cheesecake