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Helen Hunt Jackson, Honored
with Palm Spring Star
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Eli Santana and
Shirley Casillas, stars of the
production of
Helen Hunt Jackson's RAMONA now
in its 102nd year, stand in front of the
Palm Springs Star before the unveiling. |
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 - 1885)
Honored
With Palm Spring Star
Article by: Joel Vig,
Photographer Joel Ortiz
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Helen Hunt Jackson's Palm Springs
Star |
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One of the greatest
honors in Southern California and the Coachella Valley is being
awarded a Star in the sidewalk in Palm Springs. |
On April 16, 2025,
at 3:00 PM, Helen Hunt Jackson was honored
with the
477th Star in the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars;
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Joining luminaries
including President Gerald Ford, Shirley Temple, General
George Patton, Mary Pickford. Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe,
Truman Capote, Loretta Young, Frank Sinatra, and many
others. |
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Helen Hunt Jackson
was honored both for her literary legacy as the first and only
woman writer in California to be honored with a Literary
Landmark; but also for her lifelong dedication advocating for
fair treatment and civil rights for all Native Americans.
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Her novel RAMONA,
published in 1884, was the best selling book
in the 19th Century. |
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RAMONA was made into 5 feature films and was made into
an outdoor play in Hemet, CA, where it
holds the record for the largest and
the longest running outdoor play in US history.
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Palm Springs Life editor Steven Biller,
celebrated artist James Egan and Joel Vig stand behind James
Egan's newly unveiled portrait of
Helen Hunt Jackson in front of the Star. |
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RAMONA stars Shirley Casillas and Eli Santana stand under the
iconic Palm Springs statue of Marilyn Monroe, just steps from
the
Helen Hunt Jackson Star. |
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Former Hemet Mayor Lori Van Arsdale shares the
stage with
Helen Hunt Jackson impersonator, actress Linda Greilich. |
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RAMONA stars Eli Santana and Shirley Casillas
chat with RAMONA director Duane Minard, the first Native
American director
in the play's long history." |
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Helen Hunt Jackson impersonator, actress Linda
Greilich, holds the small framed Helen Hunt Jackson Star over
the permanent Star in the sidewalk.
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Proud relatives of Helen Hunt Jackson who
flew in from around the country
to be part of the ceremony. |
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Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHarte holds the small
framed
Helen Hunt Jackson Star with Hemet Mayor Jackie Peterson. |
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