H. Res. 1357 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 17, 2010. 
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a tribute to those 
who have significantly contributed to the entertainment 
industry; 
Whereas E.M. Stuart, who served as the volunteer president 
of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in 1953, is cred-
ited with creating the idea of the Hollywood Walk of 
Fame; 
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame was established to 
maintain the glory of a community whose name means 
glamour and excitement in the four corners of the world; 
Whereas in January 1956 the plans for the Hollywood Walk 
of Fame were submitted to the Los Angeles City Council; 
Whereas the Los Angeles City Council embraced the idea of 
the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and subsequently in-
structed the Board of Public Works to prepare the engi-
neering specifications for the Hollywood Walk of Fame 
and to create the necessary assessment district to pay for 
the improvements associated with the Hollywood Walk of 
Fame; 
Whereas the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce established 
the Hollywood Improvement Association to work with the
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City of Los Angeles in creating the Hollywood Walk of 
Fame; 
Whereas, while the City of Los Angeles worked on the cre-
ation of the assessment district between May 1956 and 
the fall of 1957, the Hollywood Improvement Association 
worked on selecting the individuals to be honored by 
placement of a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas four categories of stars were established to represent 
four aspects of the entertainment industry: motion pic-
ture, television, recording, and radio; 
Whereas, on August 15, 1958, the Hollywood Chamber of 
Commerce and the City of Los Angeles unveiled eight 
stars on Hollywood Boulevard at Highland Avenue to 
demonstrate what the Hollywood Walk of Fame would 
look like; 
Whereas these eight stars honored Olive Borden, Ronald 
Colman, Louise Fazenda, Preston Foster, Burt Lan-
caster, Edward Sedgwick, Ernest Torrence, and Joanne 
Woodward; 
Whereas, on February 8, 1960, construction began on the 
Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas, on March 28, 1960, the first star, awarded to Stan-
ley Kramer, was laid in the Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas, on November 23, 1960, the Hollywood Walk of 
Fame was dedicated in conjunction with the Hollywood 
Christmas Parade; 
Whereas the Hollywood Walk of Fame was not completed 
until the spring of 1961, at which time it was accepted 
by the Board of Public Works and contained 1,558 stars;
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Whereas, on May 18, 1962, the Los Angeles City Council ap-
proved an ordinance that specified that the Hollywood 
Chamber of Commerce should advise the City of Los An-
geles in all matters pertaining to the addition of stars to 
the Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas, by May 21, 1975, the date on which Carol Burnett 
was awarded a star, a total of 99 stars had been added 
to the original Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas in 1978 the Cultural Heritage Board of the City of 
Los Angeles designated the Hollywood Walk of Fame as 
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Number 194; 
Whereas in 1980 entertainer Johnny Grant was awarded a 
star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas after being awarded the star, Johnny Grant was so 
enthused about the honor that he involved himself in cre-
ating a memorable star ceremony for subsequent star re-
cipients; 
Whereas Johnny Grant was the chairman of the Walk of 
Fame Committee from 1980 until his death in January 
2008; 
Whereas it was through Johnny Grant’s work that the Holly-
wood Walk of Fame turned into an international icon; 
Whereas in 1984, under Johnny Grant’s leadership, a fifth 
category of star, live theater, was added to allow individ-
uals who excelled in all types of live performance to be 
considered for stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame; 
Whereas when constructed the Hollywood Walk of Fame was 
designed to accommodate 2,518 stars and by the 1990s 
space in the most popular areas was difficult to find;