Gene Autry has five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in film, television, recording, radio, and live performances. He starred in the first musical Western, Tumbling Tumbleweeds. The Walk of Fame has over 2,300 stars, with an average of 20 added each year.
A man is alone among the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gene Autry, best known for his roles in Westerns from the 1930s to early 1960s, has five different stars for his work in film, television, recording, radio and live performances. Three luminaries have four stars on the popular tourist attraction: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney and Tony Martin.
In 1935, Autry starred in Tumbling Tumbleweeds, the first Western with a plot centered around the lead character’s ability to sing, making it the first ever musical Western. All five Singing Cowboy stars are located along Hollywood Boulevard.
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The Walk of Fame is located on both sides of Hollywood Boulevard and both sides of Vine Street. There are more than 2,300 terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks.
Joanne Woodward’s star was the first to be inducted into the Walk of Fame, February 9, 1960. An average of 20 stars are added each year.
A longer list of classic Hollywood idols has three stars, including Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nelson Eddy, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Robert Young.
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