Walk of Western Stars Inductees
Downtown Newhall, California

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2007 INDUCTEES: Harry Dean Stanton Phil Rawlins Sons of the San Joaquin 2006 INDUCTEES: James Arness Rhonda Fleming Robert Horton Andrew Prine 2005 INDUCTEES: Powers Boothe Harry Carey Jr. Graham Greene Jack Williams 2004 INDUCTEES: Keith Carradine Melissa Gilbert Loren Janes Buck Page 2003 INDUCTEES: William Boyd (Posthumous) Bruce Dern Riders in the Sky Buck Taylor 2002 INDUCTEES: Alex Cord Peggy Stewart John Schneider 2001 INDUCTEES: Linda Gray Herb Jeffries Wilford Brimley Jo Anne Darcy (Lifetime Achievement) 2000 INDUCTEES: Peter Brown Don Edwards Richard Farnsworth Dale Evans (Lifetime Achievement) 1993 INDUCTEES: Sam Elliott Jack Palance Katharine Ross Woody Strode Stuart Whitman 1992 INDUCTEES: Virginia Mayo Montie Montana Jane Russell 1991 INDUCTEES: Hoyt Axton George Montgomery Hugh O'Brien Denver Pyle 1990 INDUCTEES: Bruce Boxleitner Lee Horsley Cliffie Stone Morgan Woodward 1988-89 INDUCTEES: Hoot Gibson Doug McClure Dale Roberston 1987 INDUCTEES: Amada Blake Harry Carey, Sr. Ben Johnson 1985-86 INDUCTEES: Iron Eyes Cody Chuck Connors Monte Hale 1984 INDUCTEES: Robert Conrad Clayton Moore Clint Walker John Wayne Dennis Weaver 1983 INDUCTEES: Claude Akins Pat Buttram Dale Evans Andy Jauregui Roy Rogers Tex Williams 1982 INDUCTEES: Rex Allen Eddie Dean Tex Ritter (Posthumous) 1981 INDUCTEES: Gene Autry William S. Hart Tom Mix

The Downtown Newhall Walk of Western Stars began in 1981 as the "Western Walk of Fame" as a means of honoring Western film, stage, television and radio personalities who performed in the Santa Clarita Valley. The name was changed to "Walk of Western Stars" after the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce sued over the use of the "Walk of Fame" name. Stars were immortalized along San Fernando Road and Newhall Avenue, and later Market Street, with bronze plaques and terrazzo tile set into the sidewalks. The induction on the street was accompanied by a gala dinner at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. The event continued annually through 1993 and was suspended in 1994 because of leadership and copyright issues, and because of the earthquake on Jan. 17 of that year. Installations resumed in 2000 when the Walk was incorporated into the city of Santa Clarita's annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, with the blessing of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, which claimed ownership of the event (even though a separate nonprofit corporation, the Santa Clarita Valley Walk of Western Stars Foundation, ran the event prior to 1994). The gala dinner was moved to the posh new Hyatt Valencia Hotel and Conference Center and, starting in 2002, to the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio in Placerita Canyon.