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This list of people from Palm Springs, California describes notable residents who have had homes in the city and nearby resort communities of the Coachella Valley. These communities, which include Palm Springs, Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Thermal are in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, southern California.

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Palm Springs Walk of Stars

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Main article: Palm Springs Walk of Stars

Over 410 of Palm Springs area notable residents have been honored with Golden Palm Stars on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

Presidents and heads of state

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Other Palm Springs residents

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Early settlers (pre-World War I)

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Show business – performers

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Silent film era

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Radio

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Show business – production

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Cinematographers and art directors

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Studio executives

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Artists, architects and photographers

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Academics and scientists, authors and writers

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Composers, musicians and singers

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Business figures

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Civic, political and labor leaders and noted personalities

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Military personnel

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Sports and recreation figures

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Underworld (criminal) figures

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Coachella Valley residents

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Bermuda Dunes

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Cathedral City

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Coachella

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Desert Hot Springs

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Indio

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Indian Wells

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La Quinta

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Palm Desert

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Rancho Mirage

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Thermal

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Invented the concept of road surface marking.
  2. ^ With spouse Lucille Ball
  3. ^ Son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
  4. ^ Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
  5. ^ a b Jackie Autry and Gene Autry were spouses.
  6. ^ With spouse Desi Arnaz and later with spouse Gary Morton
  7. ^ Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone were spouses.
  8. ^ Cary Grant and Cannon lived in his Las Palomas estate part-time during their marriage.
  9. ^ a b Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin were spouses
  10. ^ Cary Grant and Drake were spouses when they bought the Los Palomas estate in the Movie Colony.
  11. ^ Grant and Barbara Hutton were spouses. He was married to Betsy Drake when they bought the Los Palomas estate in the Movie Colony. He and Betsy Cannon lived in his Las Palomas estate part-time during their marriage
  12. ^ a b Russell Hayden and Lillian Porter were spouses.
  13. ^ Anita Louise and Buddy Adler were spouses
  14. ^ Mary Martin died at her home in Rancho Mirage
  15. ^ Anointed himself as the "King of Palm Springs".
  16. ^ With spouse Lucille Ball
  17. ^ Donna Reed was married to Tony Owen.
  18. ^ a b Alan Hamel is the spouse and manager of Suzanne Somers
  19. ^ a b William Duffy and Gloria Swanson were spouses.
  20. ^ Valli was married to Charles Farrell, who has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
  21. ^ Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone were spouses.
  22. ^ Was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  23. ^ Anita Louise and Buddy Adler were spouses.
  24. ^ Jean Louis was married to Loretta Young, who has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
  25. ^ Was married to operatic soprano Lily Pons
  26. ^ Was married to conductor Andre Kostelanetz
  27. ^ Was married to Keely Smith, who has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars
  28. ^ Received the Navy Cross.
  29. ^ The Kaufmann Desert House was designed by Richard Neutra.
  30. ^ Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton were spouses at the time
  31. ^ Winthrop's former spouse, Jeanette, has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars
  32. ^ Track and field coach at Palm Springs High School.
  33. ^ His wife Velma Wayne Dawson, has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
  34. ^ Smith now lives in Palm Desert.
  35. ^ Dropped from the list in 2016, but still at large as 2017
  36. ^ Tammy Faye Bakker and Roe Messner were spouses.
  37. ^ Rachel McLish and Ron Samuels were spouses.
  38. ^ Tammy Faye Bakker and Roe Messner were spouses.
  39. ^ Ron Samuels and Rachel McLish were spouses

References

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  13. ^ Karol, Lawrence (2016-03-28). "How Palm Springs Became Hipster Central". The Daily Beast.
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  19. ^ "Leonardo DiCaprio Leads a Boom in Palm Springs Real Estate". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 March 2014.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mungo, Ray (1993). Palm Springs Babylon: Sizzling Stories from the Desert Playground of the Stars. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0312064389.
  21. ^ a b c Bruce, Leslie (January 13, 2012). "Where to Sleep and Dine During the Palm Springs Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  22. ^ Mann, William J. (1998). Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star. New York: Viking. p. 328. ISBN 978-0670871551. OCLC 243900007.
  23. ^ "Jesse James Biography (1989–)". www.filmreference.com.
  24. ^ Died in Palm Desert. FilmReference.com: Nancy Kulp
  25. ^ "Marc Lawrence Biography (1910–2005)". www.filmreference.com.
  26. ^ "Alison Lohman Biography (1979–)". www.filmreference.com.
  27. ^ "Richard Lynch, Who Played Bad Guys, Dies at 76". The New York Times. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  28. ^ Gussow, Mel (November 5, 1990). "Mary Martin, 76, First Lady of Musicals, Dies". Time. Retrieved 2008-06-25. Mary Martin, America's favorite leading lady of musical comedy, as Ens. Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music or the title role in Peter Pan, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 76 years old.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g "Palm Springs Home To Radio Veterans: Stars of 'Golden Era'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. December 18, 1974. Retrieved September 30, 2012. Besides Gosden and Morrison, other[s]...are Red Skelton, Don Wilson and his wife, Lois Corbel; Norris Goff...; Lud Gluskin...; announcer Frank Barton; Irving Kaufman...and...writer Alyce Walker.
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  31. ^ "Marjorie Rambeau, 'Grande Dame,' Dies". The Milwaukee Journal. AP. July 8, 1970. Retrieved September 30, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  32. ^ "Singer, actor, valley resident Frankie Randall passes away". 2014-12-29. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  33. ^ Lech, Steve (2005). Resorts of Riverside County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 128. ISBN 978-0738530789. OCLC 62790503.
  34. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (September 20, 2012). "Tedi Thurman Dies at 89; Radio's Miss Monitor". New York Times.
  35. ^ Lyman, Rick (February 13, 1998). "On Stage and Off". New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  36. ^ Wolfe, Rich; Castle, George (1998). I Remember Harry Caray. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 978-1582610405. OCLC 39803471.
  37. ^ "Cameron Crowe Biography (1957–)". www.filmreference.com.
  38. ^ "Howard Hawks Age 81 Dies In Palm Springs". Frederick Daily Leader. UPI. December 28, 1977. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  39. ^ "Darryl (Francis) Zanuck Biography (1902–1979)". www.filmreference.com.
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  43. ^ "Charles LeMaire - Writer - Films as Costume Designer:, Publications". www.filmreference.com.
  44. ^ "Jean Louis – Writer – Films as Costume Designer, Publications". www.filmreference.com.
  45. ^ "Helen Rose – Writer – Films as Costume Designer:, Publications". www.filmreference.com.
  46. ^ "Rose, Helen (1904–1985)." Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Gale. 2007.
  47. ^ Japenga, Ann (February 2004). "The Gospel of Barbara Worth". Desert Magazine. 3 (2): 178.
  48. ^ Young, Patricia Mastick (1983). Desert Dream Fulfilled: The History of the Palm Springs Desert Museum. Palm Springs, California: Palm Springs Desert Museum, Inc. pp. 24–25. LCCN 83080384. OCLC 19266381. Dr. T.D.A. Cockerell...and his wife, Wilmatte...volunteered to operate the Desert Museum during World War II. LCC QH541.5.D4 Y68 1983
  49. ^ "Moss Hart Dies at 57; Celebrated Playwright". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. Associated Press. December 20, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  50. ^ Severo, Richard (October 15, 1987). "Harold Robbins, 81, Dies; Wrote Best Sellers Brimming With Sex, Money and Power". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  51. ^ "Elroy Schwartz, TV writer, dies at 89". The Desert Sun. 2013-06-17. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
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  53. ^ Burdon, Eric; Craig, Jeff Marshall (2001). Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1560253303.
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  55. ^ "Irving Green Remembered". spectropop.com.
  56. ^ "Pop star Sia tweets support for bill targeting Mojave Desert water project, calls out CA Senate leader".
  57. ^ "Jimmy Van Heusen Biography (1913–1990)". www.filmreference.com.
  58. ^ Bloch, John, director and producer: Agronsky, Martin, host, (February 23, 1958). "Look Here. Raymond Loewy". NBC Television Presents, LCCN 96-507681
  59. ^ O'Donnell built the first golf course in Palm Springs Dean, Terry; Dickinson, Judy. O'Donnell Golf Club: Jewel of the Desert for 65 Years. p. 52. OCLC 810251995. Howser, Huell (September 27, 2002). "O'Donnell House (36)". Palm Springs Week. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive.
  60. ^ Cygelman, Adèle (1999). Palm Springs Modern: Houses in the California Desert. Glomb, David (photographs). New York: Rizzoli International. p. 192. ISBN 978-0847820917.
  61. ^ Neil, Denise Ortuno (July 16, 2016). "Early builders' gamble on Bermuda Dunes". The Desert Sun. Gannett.
  62. ^ Chaddick was featured in Night of the Full Moon, creative nonfiction by Herbert D. Clough (2008, 2010). Criterion House. ISBN 978-1884162169 (print). ISBN 978-1884162282 (Kindle); see: "Elaine Chaddick, 88". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2012.. Her husband was Chicago and Palm Springs developer Harry F. Chaddick; see: Quintanilla, Ray (June 1, 1994). "Chicago Developer Harry F. Chaddick". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  63. ^ Chaddick, Harry F. (1990). Chaddick! Success against all odds: autobiography of Harry F. Chaddick – real estate developer and urban planner. Chicago: Harry F. Chaddick Associates. p. 240. ISBN 978-0962805905. OCLC 23123103.; also see: DePaul University Archives: Harry F. Chaddick Collection [permanent dead link‍]
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  76. ^ Born in Indio and grew up in Palm Desert. FilmReference.com: Vanessa Marcil
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  80. ^ Died in La Quinta; buried in the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery. FilmReference.com: Frank Capra Biography
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  • Burke, Tony (1987). Palm Springs: Why I Love You. Palm Desert: Palmesa. p. 268. OCLC 5346893.
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Further reading

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  • Crawford, Hildy (1971). Personages, Palm Springs–Coachella Valley. Palm Springs: H. Crawford. p. 190. A 'Who's Who' of the desert area, listing leaders in the fields of society, entertainment, sports, professional and civic affairs. OCLC 11071982, 35238967
  • Johns, Howard (2006). Hollywood Celebrity Playground. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. p. 320. ISBN 978-1569803035. LCCN 2006047650. OCLC 69104355. – sequel to Johns' 2004 Palm Springs Confidential: Playground of the Stars!
  • Johnson, Vicki Raciti (2007). Talking With the Stars: in Hollywood, Malibu, Palm Springs, New York, Paris, London, and Rome. Roundtable Publishing. p. 380. ISBN 978-0915677566. LCCN 2007929405.
  • Meeks, Eric G. (2012). The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes: Facts and Legends of the Village of Palm Springs. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1479328598.
  • Biographies Celebrating Distinguished Women of the Coachella Valley. Palm Desert: College of the Desert. 1995. OCLC 464262711.
  • Wenzell, Nicolette (January 2, 2016). "Palm Springs has rich history of celebs, architects". The Desert Sun. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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