<P> The original selection committees chose to recognize some entertainers' contributions in multiple categories with multiple stars . Gene Autry is the only honoree with stars in all five categories . Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Roy Rogers, and Tony Martin each have stars in four categories--Rooney has three of his own and a fourth with his eighth and final wife, Jan, while Rogers also has three of his own, and a fourth with his band, Sons of the Pioneers . Thirty - three people, including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Dean Martin, Dinah Shore, Gale Storm, Danny Kaye, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Jack Benny, have stars in three categories . </P> <P> Seven recording artists have two stars in the same category for distinct achievements: Michael Jackson, as a soloist and as a member of The Jackson 5; Diana Ross, as a member of The Supremes and for her solo work; Smokey Robinson, as a solo artist and as a member of The Miracles; and John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney as individuals and as members of The Beatles . Cher forfeited her opportunity by declining to schedule the mandatory personal appearance when she was selected in 1983 . She did attend the unveiling of the Sonny & Cher star in 1998 as a tribute to her recently deceased ex-husband, Sonny Bono . </P> <P> George Eastman is the only honoree with two stars in the same category for the same achievement, the invention of roll film . </P> <P> In 1977, country singer Loretta Lynn was the first of her genre to receive a star on the Walk of Fame . </P>

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