St. Louis Walk of Fame
The St. Louis Walk of Fame honors people in St. Louis , Missouri who have made contributions to United States culture . All those admitted there were either born in the greater St. Louis area and spent their formative or creative years there. The contributions of the recorded people can come from many areas, such as drama, entertainment, music, sports, art, architecture, broadcasting, journalism, science, education or literature.
history
The "Walk of Fame" was founded in 1989. In April 2014, the St. Louis Walk of Fame had 137 brass stars and bronze plaques, each containing the name of the person admitted and a summary of his or her achievements. The stars and boards are embedded in the sidewalks of Delmar Boulevard in the "Delmar Loop area", a suburb of St. Louis.
Selection process
Anyone can submit a nomination; it must also describe the performance and the connection of the candidate to St. Louis. About 30 to 40 finalists from the nominees will be selected by the founder and director of the "Walk of Fame" and chosen by a selection committee from 120 residents of St. Louis. The selection committee includes, for example, Chancellors of St. Louis universities, representatives from cultural organizations and historical societies, media representatives, journalists, and other citizens with an in-depth understanding of the cultural heritage of St. Louis. Until 2007, the admission ceremony always took place in the third week of May, after which the date was agreed with the admitted.
Recorded (selection)
- Maya Angelou
- Josephine Baker
- Fontella bass
- Yogi Berra
- Chuck Berry
- Lou Brock
- Grace Bumbry
- William S. Burroughs
- Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Antonio Kyles)
- Kate Chopin
- Bill Clay (William L. Clay)
- Barry Commoner
- Arthur Holly Compton
- Jimmy Connors
- Gerty Cori
- John Danforth
- William Danforth
- Dwight Filley Davis
- Miles Davis
- Dan Dierdorf
- Phyllis Diller
- Katherine Dunham
- Robert Duvall
- Charles Eames
- Gerald Early
- Buddy Ebsen
- TS Eliot
- Walker Evans
- Eugene Field
- The fifth dimension
- Dave Garroway
- William Gass
- Bob Gibson
- John Goodman
- Betty Grable
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Dick Gregory
- Charles Guggenheim
- Robert Guillaume
- John Hartford
- Al Hirschfeld
- William Holden
- Rogers Hornsby
- William Inge
- Johnnie Johnson
- Scott Joplin
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Albert King
- Kevin Kline
- Charles Lindbergh
- Ed Macauley
- Marsha Mason
- Bill Mauldin
- Virginia Mayo
- David Merrick
- Archie Moore
- Marianne Moore
- Agnes Moorehead
- Stan Musial
- Nelly (Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.)
- Howard Nemerov
- Marlin Perkins
- Bob Pettit
- Vincent Price
- Joseph Pulitzer
- Harold Ramis
- Branch Rickey
- Charles M. Russell
- David Sanborn
- Dred Scott
- Ntozake Shange
- William T. Sherman
- George Sisler
- Leonard Slatkin
- Jackie Smith
- Ozzie Smith
- Sara Teasdale
- Clark Terry
- Kay Thompson
- Henry Townsend
- Helen Traubel
- Ernest Trova
- Ike Turner
- Tina Turner
- Dick Weber
- Mary Wickes
- Tennessee Williams
- Shelley Winters
- Harriett Woods
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomination Criteria. Retrieved December 27, 2014 .
Coordinates: 38 ° 39 ′ 21.5 " N , 90 ° 18 ′ 17.6" W.